Synonyms and Antonyms of apprehend
1
to have a clear idea of
- do you apprehend the importance of this discovery?
appreciate, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand
2
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
- the agency charged with apprehending criminals who have violated federal law
arrest, bust [slang], collar, nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)
bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel
rearrest
remand
