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Showing words for APPREHENSIVE using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Apprehensive

apprehensive

10 Letter Words for Apprehensive

prehensive, prepensive

9 Letter Words for Apprehensive

haversine, hesperian, phrenesia, reeveship, seraphine, vesperian

8 Letter Words for Apprehensive

apprense, enhearse, enravish, enseraph, ensphere, ephesian, ephesine, heparins, inhearse, insphere, naperies, pansiere, papisher, parishen, peership, peperine, perpense, pharisee, prepaves, prepense, preshape, prevenes, ravenish, rehappen, sapphire, seraphin, sheenier, sheepier, sheeppen, shivaree, snappier, vanisher, veneries

7 Letter Words for Apprehensive

aperies, apersee, appense, appreve, apprise, arsheen, arshine, ashiver, aspiree, averish, enerves, enviers, epeiras, ephapse, erepsin, eserine, espeire, evanish, eveners, happens, happier, happies, harpies, harpins, havener, heapers, heapier, heavens, heavers, heavier, heavies, henries, heparin, hernias, hippens, inheres, inphase, inserve, inshave, inverse, nappers, nappier, nappies, nearish, nephria, nervish, nippers, parpens, parsnep, parsnip, parvise, paviser, peahens, peavies, peavine, peepers, peeries, peevers, peevish, penship, pensive, pepsine, perhaps, perinea, persian, phearse, pheeres, pinesap, prasine, preeves, prehaps, prepave, preseen, preship, prevene, prieves, rapines, rappees, ravines, reeshie, repaves, rephase, repines, reshape, reshave, reshine, revisee, rhesian, sappier, saprine, seepier, sephira, servian, sevener, shapier, sharpen, sharpie, sheenie, shippen, shipper, shreeve, shrieve, shriven, snapper, snipper, spavine, sphaere, spheare, spirane, vahines, vansire, varnish, veeries, veiners, veneers, veneris, venesia, venires, vepsian, versine, vespine, viperan

6 Letter Words for Apprehensive

aeries, aivers, anvers, appere, arisen, arpens, arshin, arsine, ashier, ashine, aspern, aspine, aspire, avener, avenir, averin, averse, easier, eevens, enerve, enrive, ensear, envier, envies, envire, epeira, eperva, eprise, erivan, eserin, espave, espier, evener, everse, haeres, hairen, hairse, haiver, happen, happer, harpin, havens, havers, havier, heaper, heares, hearie, hearse, heaven, heaver, heaves, hepars, heppen, hepper, herein, heries, hernia, herpes, hesper, heveas, hippen, hipper, hirees, hivers, inhere, inseer, invars, naiver, naives, napier, napper, nappes, nappie, navies, neiper, neives, nepers, nereis, nerves, nesher, nieves, nipper, paires, papern, papers, papier, papish, parens, pareve, paries, parine, parish, parpen, parsee, parveh, parvis, pavens, pavers, pavier, pavies, pavins, pavise, peahen, peares, peasen, peavie, peeper, peepes, peerie, peever, peeves, peiser, penies, pensee, pepsin, perais, pereia, perine, perish, pernea, pernis, persea, persia, perves, phares, phaser, pheere, pheers, pheese, phenes, phrase, piepan, pipers, praise, prease, preens, preeve, presee, prieve, raines, ranees, raphes, raphis, rapine, rappee, rappen, ravens, ravine, ravins, ravish, reaves, reeves, reheap, reives, renies, renish, repave, repine, repins, repipe, resave, reseen, resene, reship, resina, resnap, respan, respin, revies, revise, rhapis, rhenea, rhines, rieves, ripens, sairve, saphie, sapper, saprin, sarnie, savine, seenie, seiner, seiren, sephen, sepiae, sepian, serape, seraph, serein, serena, serene, serine, seriph, severe, sevier, shairn, shapen, shaper, shavee, shaven, shaver, shavie, sheave, sheeve, sheria, sherpa, shevri, shiner, shiver, shrape, shrave, shrine, shrive, siever, sipper, sirene, sirpea, snaper, snappe, sniper, spahee, spaver, spavie, spavin, speave, sphaer, sphear, sphene, sphere, spinae, spinar, spirae, spiran, spirea, sprain, vahine, vainer, vairee, vanish, varies, veenas, veiner, veneer, venere, venire, venise, verine, versin, vesper, vineae, viners, vipera, vipers

5 Letter Words for Apprehensive

aerie, aesir, ainee, airns, aiver, anise, anser, apers, aphis, apish, apres, aries, arise, arish, arnee, arpen, ashen, asher, ashir, aspen, asper, avens, avern, avers, avine, earns, earsh, easer, eaver, eaves, eerie, eeven, eevns, enpia, epees, ephas, eppes, epris, erase, ernes, erven, esere, eshin, evans, evase, evene, evens, evese, haine, hains, haire, hairs, hanse, hares, harns, harps, haven, haver, haves, heaps, heare, hears, heave, heirs, hepar, heres, herne, herns, herse, hevea, hiera, hiper, hiree, hiren, hires, hirse, hiver, hives, hsian, hsien, insea, insee, insep, invar, irena, irene, isere, naeve, naevi, naish, naive, napes, nappe, nares, naris, naves, navis, neaps, nears, neeps, neese, neive, neper, nerve, never, neves, nevis, niepa, nieve, nipas, paine, pains, paire, pairs, paise, panes, panse, paper, papes, paren, pares, parev, paris, parps, parse, parsi, parve, paven, paver, paves, pavin, pavis, peans, peare, pears, peens, peepe, peeps, peers, peeve, peine, penie, penis, pense, pepsi, perai, perea, peres, peris, perns, perps, perse, perve, pervs, pesah, phane, phare, phase, pheer, phene, phese, phies, phren, pians, piers, pinas, piner, pines, pipas, piper, pipes, pipra, pirns, prase, preen, prees, prepn, preps, presa, pries, prine, raine, rains, raise, ranee, rapes, raphe, rappe, rasen, raven, raves, ravin, reais, reans, reaps, reave, reens, reese, reeve, reina, reins, reive, repas, repen, repin, repps, resee, resin, revie, rheas, rheen, rhein, rhies, rhine, rieve, rines, rinse, ripen, ripes, ripps, risen, rivas, riven, rives, saine, saner, sapin, sapir, sarin, sarip, saver, savin, seare, seave, seine, sepia, seppa, serai, sereh, serin, serve, seven, sever, shape, share, sharn, sharp, shave, shear, sheen, sheep, sheer, shere, sheva, shier, shina, shine, shire, shiva, shive, shrap, shrip, siena, sieva, sieve, siper, siren, sivan, siver, snape, snare, sneap, sneer, snerp, snipe, spaer, spahi, spain, spair, spane, spare, spave, spean, spear, speen, speer, speir, spier, spina, spine, spira, spire, spree, vaire, vairs, vanes, vanir, vapes, vares, veena, veeps, veers, veins, venae, venie, vepse, verpa, versa, verse, vespa, viers, vinas, vinea, viner, vines, viper, visna, visne

4 Letter Words for Apprehensive

aine, ains, aire, airn, airs, aivr, anes, anis, anre, ansi, aper, apes, apis, apps, apse, aren, ares, aris, arni, asin, aver, aves, avie, avis, eans, earn, ears, ease, eave, eevn, eine, eira, eire, enes, ense, epee, epha, eras, eres, eria, erie, erin, eris, erne, erns, erse, ersh, esne, evap, even, ever, eves, haen, haes, hain, hair, hani, hans, haps, hare, harn, harp, hasn, hasp, have, heap, hear, heep, heer, heir, hens, heps, hera, here, hern, herp, hers, hesp, hevi, hies, hine, hins, hipe, hips, hire, hisn, hive, iare, ieee, insp, ipse, iran, ires, irpe, nais, nape, naps, nare, nash, nasi, nave, navi, neap, near, neep, neer, nepa, neps, nese, nesh, neve, nevi, nies, nipa, nips, pahi, pahs, pain, paip, pair, pais, pane, pans, pape, paps, pare, pari, parp, pars, pase, pash, pasi, pave, peai, pean, pear, peas, peen, peep, peer, pees, pehs, pene, peni, pens, peps, pere, perh, peri, pern, perp, pers, perv, pesa, phar, phis, pian, pias, pien, pier, pies, pina, pine, pins, pipa, pipe, pips, pirn, pirs, pisa, pise, pish, pree, prep, pres, prie, prin, priv, psha, psia, rahs, rain, rais, rane, rape, raps, rash, rasp, rave, rean, reap, reen, rees, rehs, rein, repp, reps, resp, reve, revs, rhea, rias, ries, rine, rins, ripa, ripe, ripp, rips, rise, risp, riva, rive, rsvp, sain, saip, sair, sane, sare, sari, save, seah, sean, sear, seen, seep, seer, seir, sena, sene, sepn, sere, serv, seve, shan, shap, shea, shee, sher, shia, shin, ship, shir, shiv, shri, sian, sien, sier, sina, sine, sinh, sipe, sire, siva, snap, snar, snee, snip, spae, span, spar, spie, spin, spiv, vaes, vain, vair, vane, vans, vape, vare, vari, vars, vase, veen, veep, veer, vees, vein, vena, veps, vera, veri, vers, vese, vesp, vias, vier, vies, vina, vine, vins, vips, visa, vise

3 Letter Words for Apprehensive

aer, aes, ahi, ahs, ain, air, ais, ane, ans, ape, aph, app, apr, are, arn, ars, ase, ash, asp, ave, avn, ean, ear, eas, een, eer, ehs, eir, ene, ens, env, epa, epi, era, ere, ern, ers, ese, esp, esr, eve, hae, han, hap, has, hav, hee, hei, hen, hep, her, hes, hia, hie, hin, hip, hir, his, hiv, hrs, ihp, ihs, ins, inv, iph, ipr, ips, ira, ire, irs, ise, ish, isn, iva, ive, nae, nah, nap, nar, nas, nav, nea, nee, nei, nep, nie, nip, nis, pah, pan, pap, par, pas, pav, pea, pee, peh, pen, pep, per, pes, phi, phr, pia, pie, pin, pip, pir, pis, ppa, pph, ppi, ppr, pps, pre, prn, prp, prs, psi, pva, rah, rai, ran, rap, ras, rea, ree, reh, rei, rep, res, rev, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rin, rip, riv, rna, rps, sah, sai, san, sap, sar, sav, sea, see, sei, sen, sep, ser, sha, she, shi, shp, shr, sie, sin, sip, sir, spa, spp, sri, vae, van, var, vas, vee, vei, ver, via, vie, vin, vip, vis

Definitions for Apprehensive

[1] uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
[2] quick to learn or understand.
[3] perceptive; discerning (usually followed by of ).
[4] fearful or anxious

Words related to Apprehensive

jumpy, afraid, uncertain, concerned, suspicious, doubtful, uneasy, uptight, jittery, alarmed, foreboding, frozen, lily-livered, shaky, stiff, troubled, weak, worried, mistrustful, butterflies

Words nearby Apprehensive

appreciative, appreciatory, apprehend, apprehensible, apprehension, apprehensive, apprentice, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize

Origin of Apprehensive

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word apprehēnsīvus. See apprehensible, -ive

Other words from Apprehensive

ap·pre·hen·sive·ly , adverb
ap·pre·hen·sive·ness , noun
non·ap·pre·hen·sive , adjective
o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive , adjective
o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly , adverb
o·ver·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness , noun
pseu·do·ap·pre·hen·sive , adjective
pseu·do·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly , adverb
un·ap·pre·hen·sive , adjective
un·ap·pre·hen·sive·ly , adverb
un·ap·pre·hen·sive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Apprehensive

afraid, concerned, doubtful, jittery, jumpy, suspicious, uncertain, uneasy, uptight, alarmed, biting nails, butterflies, disquieted, feel in bones, foreboding, frozen, get vibes, have a hunch, have cold feet, have funny feeling, have stage fright, hung up, in a cold sweat, in a dither, in a sweat, jellyfish, lily-livered, mistrustful, running scared, scaredy-cat, shaky, stiff, troubled, weak, worried, worried sick