😰apprehensive

adjective
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/

Meaning

feeling anxious or fearful that something bad will happen

Example Sentences

He was apprehensive about starting a new job in a foreign country.

Synonyms

anxious, uneasy, fearful, worried, concerned

Antonyms

confident, calm, assured

Collocations

feel apprehensive, apprehensive about, slightly apprehensive

Related Vocabularies

suspicious; questionable; unreliable; risky or dangerous
not restrained or managed; lacking control
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pleasant or acceptable to the taste, mind, or feelings
Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity.
Deserving of blame, censure, or harsh criticism.

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