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