Apprehensive
Apprehensive adjective - Having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind.
Startled and apprehensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Startled" instead an adjective "Apprehensive".
Startled
Startled adjective - Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.
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Synonyms for Startled
Apprehensive and startled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apprehensive" instead an adjective "Startled".
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Related pairs
- upset and apprehensive
- upset and startled
- agitated and apprehensive
- agitated and startled
- nervous and apprehensive
- nervous and startled
- disturbed and apprehensive
- disturbed and startled
- timid and apprehensive
- timid and startled
- anxious and apprehensive
- anxious and startled
- panicky and apprehensive
- panicky and startled
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Startled and Apprehensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apprehensive/startled
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