/ Thesaurus / A Synonyms of apprehended Find synonyms for: Verb1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend, understandusage: get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"2. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop, seize, prehend, clutchusage: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"3. apprehend, quail at, anticipate, look for, look tousage: anticipate with dread or anxietyAdjective1. appreciated, apprehended, comprehended, understood (vs. ununderstood)usage: fully understood or grasped; "dangers not yet appreciated"; "these apprehended truths"; "a thing comprehended is a thing known as fully as it can be known"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language