The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DREAD , but the solution may also be MISGIVE which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in Newsday).
Be apprehensive crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DREAD | 50 % | 5 |
| SWEATIT | 25 % | 7 |
| MISGIVE | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be apprehensive
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- afraid
- timid
- uneasy
- worried
- alarmed
- dread
- dreaded
- edgy
- insecure
- leery
- misgive
- nervous
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 SWEATIT
- "Don't ___!" ("Stay cool!")
- Be concerned
- Worry
- Worry, slangily
- "Don't ___!" ("Chill!")
- Fret
- *Worry, slangily
- Fail to chill
- Be on tenterhooks
- Worry too much