as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
an apprehended crime lord who can easily post the million-dollar bail
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in understood
to have a clear idea of
do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in seized
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of apprehended
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office apprehended and booked Thomas Brown, 31, in connection to the deaths.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Deem fired his weapon at the suspects, but no injuries were reported, and the disturbance suspect has not been apprehended.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Security finally realized what was going on and apprehended the trespassing fan while Ne-Yo didn’t miss a beat of his performance.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Detainees include asylum seekers, visa overstayers and those apprehended in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Police reportedly apprehended McGlothin, Samuel and Demisse at the Dublin BART station.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Spokesperson Matt Sanders said LMPD believes all individuals involved have been apprehended.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Nadeau was apprehended in a nearby neighborhood after leaving the scene, officials said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
In 2000, Tucker was apprehended and sentenced to 13 years in prison at the Federal Medical Center in Fort Worth.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office apprehended and booked Thomas Brown, 31, in connection to the deaths.
—Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Deem fired his weapon at the suspects, but no injuries were reported, and the disturbance suspect has not been apprehended.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025
Security finally realized what was going on and apprehended the trespassing fan while Ne-Yo didn’t miss a beat of his performance.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Detainees include asylum seekers, visa overstayers and those apprehended in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Police reportedly apprehended McGlothin, Samuel and Demisse at the Dublin BART station.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Spokesperson Matt Sanders said LMPD believes all individuals involved have been apprehended.
—Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Nadeau was apprehended in a nearby neighborhood after leaving the scene, officials said.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehended
Verb
-
Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
He was arrested in November 1957 after the body of local hardware store owner and shopkeeper Bernice Worden, 58, was found hanging from hooks and mutilated in his shed.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
-
Ongoing litigation In recent months, more than 400 Venezuelans with TPS have been arrested during ICE check-ins and traffic stops, even though the protections were supposed to be in place before Friday’s ruling.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
-
The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The man reported to the Sheriff’s Office he had been scammed; the Sheriff’s Office then obtained a warrant and seized $14,120 from the ATM.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
-
The Clermont County Dog Warden seized the animals in May.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
About 20 living hostages remain captive in desperate conditions, Israeli officials say, and about 25 more are believed to have died, but their bodies have not been returned to their families.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
-
Canada’s last captive whales will remain at the Marineland park near Niagara Falls for now after the federal government denied the zoo’s request to ship the 30 belugas to China.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
On the other end was Eric Church, the owner of Chief's, where Wallen was being detained for throwing a chair from the roof.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Anyone who has ever been detained or knows someone who has dreads the prospect, said Irvin Camacho, a longtime immigrant activist in Northwest Arkansas.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
After Robinson’s parents recognized their son in surveillance footage released by police, his father confronted his son on the phone, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
-
The Court recognized that civil rights activism required controversial and disorderly speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
-
Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
-
In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Apprehended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehended. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share