apprehended
Seized by police
Apprehended is the past tense of apprehend, which has two main meanings.
The first is to arrest or take into custody: The suspect was apprehended fleeing the scene.
The second is to grasp mentally or understand: She apprehended the danger too late.
This second sense is more formal and less common than the first.
Held against one's will
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
- capturedTaken by force
- caughtSeized or grabbed
- handcuffedWrists locked together
custody · suspect · police · warrant · booked · taken · cuffed · nabbed
Clutched or understood
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- perceivedBecame aware of
- realizedBecame aware of
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
discerned · fathomed · conceived · cognized · intuited · absorbed · digested · registered
Regarded with terror
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
danger · threat · impending · looming · ominous · trepidation · unease · concerned
detained
Held against one's will
handcuffed · custody · suspect · police · warrant · booked · taken · cuffed · nabbed · collared
grasped
Clutched or understood
- comprehendedMentally absorbed meaning
- perceivedBecame aware of
- realizedBecame aware of
recognized · discerned · fathomed · conceived · cognized · intuited · absorbed · digested · registered · appreciated
dreaded
Regarded with terror
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
foreboding · danger · threat · impending · looming · ominous · trepidation · unease · concerned · wary
- Manhuntfugitive, manhunt, wanted poster, most wanted, pursuit
- criminal traitsconvicted, guilty, accused, arrested, wanted
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
apprehendedreleased
Set free from confinement
freed · liberated · let go · discharged · unconfined
apprehendedmisunderstood
Incorrectly comprehended
misconstrued · confused · missed · overlooked · miscomprehended
apprehendedat large
Free and evading capture
escaped · unapprehended · on the run · uncaptured · on the loose