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

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

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

Garcia then ran into the neighborhood, prosecutors said, before authorities chased him down and apprehended him. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

At that event, an armed hotel guest managed to breach a stairwell near the security perimeter and charge the metal detectors with guns drawn, allegedly shooting a Secret Service agent but getting apprehended before reaching the ballroom doors. — Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

The vehicle was approached by SWAT and the shooter was apprehended without further incident. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 21 July 2026

In March, Idaho attempted to pass multiple bills requiring local police and sheriff agencies to enter into the 287(g) agreements with ICE and report the number of noncitizens being investigated or apprehended. — Alexandra Duggan, Idaho Statesman, 21 July 2026