Synonyms of apprehensions

apprehensions

noun

plural of apprehension

1

as in arrests

the act of taking into one's control by authority of law

apprehension of the burglar set the neighborhood at ease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• arrestments
• raids
• seizures
• collars
• busts
• restraints
• pinches
• imprisonments
• captivities
• captures
• detentions
• incarcerations
• confinements
• entrapments
• house arrests
• rearrests
• remands
• enchainments
• holds
• immurements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• releases
• liberations
• emancipations

2

as in understandings

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something

a good apprehension of how computer systems work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understandings
• perceptions
• appreciations
• grasps
• comprehensions
• grips
• conceptions
• absorptions
• percipiences
• assimilations
• digestions
• holds
• realizations
• uptakes
• enlightenments
• visualizations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstandings
• misperceptions
• misinterpretations
• misapprehensions
• incomprehensions
• miscomprehensions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apprehensions

The total surge averages out to 1,599 apprehensions a day, and tops June's record-breaking number of 43,021 arrests by 15%. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026

Newsom’s apprehensions mirrored some of those held by the CSU and UC systems, both of which have opposed the bills. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

To support that designation, DHS pointed to more than 89,000 apprehensions across the entire sector over five years, from fiscal 2021 through 2025, along with a wave of drug seizures. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

From the energizing first news conference upon his return to the way the coaching staff and players reacted to both his Kansas City comeback and the tragic implications of his recent time away, those apprehensions seem unfounded. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

But behind the pomp and ceremony of official Washington, the meeting will reveal two wary superpowers projecting their doubts and apprehensions onto the other. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Luckily, the portal unlocks your apprehensions and brings out the part of you that yearns to express yourself and achieve your passions. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

In another operation the same month, agents discussed making 31 apprehensions. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Any apprehensions about whether a first-time collaboration between Hartford’s two largest self-producing theaters — Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford — could gel smoothly enough to grasp all the nuances of this challenging work are dispelled immediately by the opening number. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2026