The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DREAD , but the solution may also be DREAD Down which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Apprehension crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DREAD | 27 % | 5 |
| ANGST | 27 % | 5 |
| FEAR | 15 % | 4 |
| UNEASE | 15 % | 6 |
| ALARM | 7 % | 5 |
| ARREST | 4 % | 6 |
| QUALM | 2 % | 5 |
| KEN | 2 % | 3 |
| DREAD Down | 2 % | 40 |
Why may DREAD-DOWN be the right solution?
The word "dread" means a feeling of great fear or apprehension, making it a suitable answer for the clue "Apprehension."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Apprehension
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- arrest
- catch
- savvy
- pinch
- discernment
- understanding
- apprehensiveness
- misgiving
- dread
- collar
- taking into custody
- capture
Crossword Answer definitions
DREAD noun- Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
- Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- Somebody or something dreaded.
- A person highly revered.
- Fury; dreadfulness.
- A Rastafarian.
- (chiefly in the plural) dreadlock
- To fear greatly.
- To anticipate with fear.
- To be in dread, or great fear.
- To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
- Terrible; greatly feared.
- Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DREAD
- Be afraid of
- Fear
- Profound fear
- Be apprehensive
- Fear greatly
- Shudder
- Feeling of foreboding
- Apprehension
- Awe-inspiring
- No mere worry
More clues leading to the result ANGST
- Bummed-out feeling
- Feeling for Woody
- Apprehension
- Existential turmoil
- Inner turmoil
- Emo theme
- Nirvana concept
- Nirvana theme
- Subject of many a grunge song
- Subject of many grunge songs
More clues leading to the result FEAR
- "Cape __" (De Niro movie)
- Be frightened of
- Dread
- Phobia
- Subject of a famous quote from FDR's inauguration
- North Carolina cape
- Adrenaline releaser
- "Nothing is more despicable than respect based on ___" (Camus)
- Cape in a Nolte flick
- Survival instinct?
More clues leading to the result UNEASE
- Anxiety
- Discomfort
- Jitters
- Perturbed condition
- Riot impetus
- Waiting-for-the-test-results feeling
- Pacing-the-floor state
- Misgiving
- Nervousness
- Disquiet
More clues leading to the result ALARM
- Home-security device
- It's arousing
- Smoke or fire
- Trails smoke or fire
- Morning sound
- Smoke detector, e.g.
- You might set one on a cellphone
- You might set one on your phone
- Eye opener of a sort
- Frighten
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill
More clues leading to the result QUALM
- Sudden disturbing feeling
- Pang or misgiving
- Reservation
- Uneasy feeling
- Feeling of uneasiness
- Apprehension
- Misgiving
- Twinge of conscience
- Compunction
- Pang of conscience
More clues leading to the result KEN
- Author Kesey
- Barbie's beau
- Barbie's guy
- Writer Follett
- He's a real doll
- Male doll
- Olin or Berry
- Actor Berry
- Barbie's boyfriend
- Barbie's friend