Synonyms of apprehended

apprehended 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested

taken and held prisoner

an apprehended crime lord who can easily post the million-dollar bail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• imprisoned
• captive
• captured
• jailed
• incarcerated
• interned
• confined
• kidnapped
• caught
• behind bars
• enslaved
• bound
• trapped
• abducted
• occupied
• subdued
• indentured
• subjugated
• ensnared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• unconfined
• released
• unrestrained
• liberated
• freed
• emancipated
• delivered
• paroled
• enfranchised

apprehended

2 of 2

verb

past tense of apprehend

1

as in understood

to have a clear idea of

do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• knew
• comprehended
• recognized
• deciphered
• grasped
• saw
• appreciated
• discerned
• realized
• sensed
• perceived
• conceived
• seized
• got
• assimilated
• beheld
• caught
• registered
• decoded
• made
• intuited
• dug
• cognized
• picked up on
• made out
• caught on (to)
• compassed
• tumbled (to)
• grokked
• savvied
• twigged
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• digested
• penetrated
• fathomed
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misread
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived

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

• arrested
• seized
• detained
• grabbed
• restrained
• captured
• committed
• nabbed
• jailed
• caught
• nailed
• pinched
• nicked
• collared
• snatched
• ran in
• imprisoned
• busted
• picked up
• incarcerated
• pulled in
• trapped
• confined
• snared
• grappled
• interned
• handcuffed
• snapped (up)
• bound
• landed
• hooked
• locked (up)
• bagged
• rearrested
• shackled
• remanded
• held
• fettered
• got
• jugged
• immured
• manacled
• enchained
• trammeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• freed
• liberated
• emancipated
• sprang
• loosened
• loosed
• unchained
• unbound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprehended

Verb

Rising antisemitic hate-crime stats suggest the proliferation of deranged bigots terrorizing the Jewish community, some who may go on to commit deadly crimes if they are not apprehended. — Rachel Sales, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

But on Sunday morning, as the couple walked out of their rideshare outside Midway Airport, they were apprehended by federal immigration agents. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The defendant, who was apprehended on the scene, has pleaded not guilty and the case is ongoing. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Jean manages to break into the secret vault, but she’s tranquilized and apprehended by Tramell Tillman’s Damage Control CEO Bill Metzger. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Luckily, when Kirby was arrested early the next morning, the keys were apprehended. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

Carlos Palazuelos, who was briefly apprehended by the Pima County Sheriff's Department in February, filed a notice of claim against the sheriff's department over the incident, according to NBC Phoenix affiliate KPNX's July 31 report. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 31 July 2026

The target folders ensured that agents apprehended the correct person. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Even stranger, after the interloper was apprehended, umpire Bill Miller used his field microphone to encourage Tigers fans to give the grounds crew a round of applause. — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 28 July 2026