Apprehensive
Apprehensive adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Cringing and apprehensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cringing" instead an adjective "Apprehensive".
Cringing
Cringing adjective - Totally submissive.
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Synonyms for Cringing
Apprehensive and cringing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehensive" instead an adjective "Cringing".
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Cringing and Apprehensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensive/cringing
Apprehensive & Cringing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensive/cringing>.
Cringing or Apprehensive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensive/cringing.
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