apprehensiveness
Dread of uncertainty
Apprehensiveness is a state of unease or anxiety about something that might happen—a sense of anticipation tinged with dread.
It suggests wariness rather than outright fear: Her apprehensiveness about the interview kept her up all night.
The word captures that unsettled feeling when you're waiting for news or facing uncertainty.
State of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- tensionStretched or strained state
- jittersNervous agitation
edginess · restlessness · disquiet · agitation · stress · anxiousness · fretfulness · butterflies
Fearful anticipation of harm
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- expectancyLikelihood of occurrence
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- alertnessActive mental awareness
vigilance · watchfulness · presentiment · anticipatory · dread · foreshadowing · impending · looming
Cautious distrust
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- qualmsMoral reservations or unease
doubt · uncertainty · reluctance · distrust · skepticism · guardedness · circumspection · tentativeness
Troubled interest in something
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
insecurity · solicitude · hand-wringing · overthinking · rumination · preoccupation · consternation · troubled
nervousness
State of anxious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- tensionStretched or strained state
jitters · edginess · restlessness · disquiet · agitation · stress · anxiousness · fretfulness · butterflies · uneasiness
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- expectancyLikelihood of occurrence
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
alertness · vigilance · watchfulness · presentiment · anticipatory · dread · foreshadowing · impending · looming · awaiting
wariness
Cautious distrust
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
qualms · doubt · uncertainty · reluctance · distrust · skepticism · guardedness · circumspection · tentativeness · reticence
concern
Troubled interest in something
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- alarmUrgent warning signal
panic · insecurity · solicitude · hand-wringing · overthinking · rumination · preoccupation · consternation · troubled · brooding
apprehensivenesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
serenity · tranquility · peace · composure · ease
apprehensivenessconfidence
Self-assurance or trust
assurance · self-assurance · boldness · fearlessness · self-confidence
comprehend, comprehension, comprehensive, apprehend, apprehension, apprehensive, reprehensible, comprehensible, comprehensively