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