Synonyms of apprehends

apprehends

verb

present tense third-person singular of apprehend

1

as in knows

to have a clear idea of

do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knows
• understands
• recognizes
• comprehends
• sees
• deciphers
• grasps
• appreciates
• discerns
• perceives
• conceives
• realizes
• senses
• gets
• intuits
• beholds
• assimilates
• seizes
• decodes
• cognizes
• makes
• catches
• registers
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• twigs
• groks
• catches on (to)
• makes out
• absorbs
• picks up on
• savvies
• cottons (to or on to)
• digests
• penetrates
• compasses
• pierces
• takes in
• fathoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• misreads
• mistakes
• misapprehends
• misperceives

2

as in arrests

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

• arrests
• seizes
• detains
• grabs
• restrains
• captures
• nabs
• commits
• pinches
• runs in
• catches
• nails
• snatches
• imprisons
• nicks
• pulls in
• busts
• picks up
• collars
• incarcerates
• traps
• jails
• grapples
• lands
• binds
• snares
• confines
• holds
• snaps (up)
• hooks
• gets
• locks (up)
• bags
• remands
• handcuffs
• fetters
• interns
• shackles
• enchains
• immures
• trammels
• manacles
• jugs
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• liberates
• springs
• frees
• loosens
• looses
• releases
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprehends

John Early, as anyone encountering his work soon apprehends, chooses the latter. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026

Though the team immediately apprehends a suspect, the Marshals end up taking criticism from both sides. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026

Neighbors are now living in fear, looking on as ICE apprehends people of color across Minnesota. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

The team successfully seizes two tons of gold and apprehends the leader of the criminal network. — Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 14 Jan. 2026

Suppose the number is read in one case out of a hundred, and that the information reaches someone who apprehends the culprit in one case out of one thousand. — Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025