All apprehensive synonyms
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A a adj apprehensive
- jumpy — subject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
- afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- concerned — If you are concerned to do something, you want to do it because you think it is important.
- suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- uneasy — not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- uptight — tense, nervous, or jittery.
- jittery — extremely tense and nervous; jumpy: He's very jittery about the medical checkup.
- alarmed — If someone is alarmed, they feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- foreboding — a prediction; portent.
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
- hung up — Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
- lily-livered — weak or lacking in courage; cowardly; pusillanimous.
- shaky — tending to shake or tremble.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- worried — having or characterized by worry; concerned; anxious: Their worried parents called the police.
- mistrustful — full of mistrust; suspicious.
- butterflies — tremors in the stomach region due to nervousness
- disquieted — lack of calm, peace, or ease; anxiety; uneasiness.
- in a sweat — perspiring
- jellyfish — any of various marine coelenterates of a soft, gelatinous structure, especially one with an umbrellalike body and long, trailing tentacles; medusa.
- scaredy-cat — fraidy-cat.
- worried sick — extremely anxious about sb or sth
adjective apprehensive
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- frightened — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.