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apprehensiveness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of apprehensiveness

1 an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble

her apprehensiveness about starting college is keeping her awake at night

Synonyms of apprehensiveness

agita, agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, apprehension, care, concern, concernment, disquiet, disquietude, fear, nervosity, nervousness, perturbation, solicitude, sweat, unease, uneasiness, worry

Words Related to apprehensiveness

strain, stress, tension

alarm (also alarum), anguish, consternation, desperateness, desperation, discomfort, discomposure, dismay, distraction, distress, disturbance, edginess, franticness, hand-wringing, jitters, jumpiness, panic, tremor

angst, fearfulness, torment, upset, vexation

cold feet, doubt, dread, foreboding, incertitude, misgiving, presentiment, suspense, uncertainty

compunction, qualm, scruple

Near Antonyms of apprehensiveness

calm, calmness, content, contentment, ease, easiness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietude, sereneness, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility), tranquilness

comfort, consolation, relief, solace

Antonyms of apprehensiveness

2 suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune

my apprehensiveness about raw fish disagreeing with me is keeping me from even trying sushi

Synonyms of apprehensiveness

alarm (also alarum), apprehension, dread, foreboding, misgiving

Words Related to apprehensiveness

agitation, anxiety, anxiousness, concern, disquiet, disquietude, distress, disturbance, fearfulness, funk, perturbation, solicitude, suspense, unease, uneasiness

doubt, incertitude, mistrust, suspiciousness, uncertainty, wariness

defeatism, pessimism

foreknowledge, premonition, presage, presentiment

Near Antonyms of apprehensiveness

anticipation, excitement, hope, hopefulness

confidence, optimism, sanguinity

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