They stared apprehensively at one another.
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Apprehensively
Synonyms for "apprehensively" (3 found)
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Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (1)
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2 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- huolestuneesti adv (in an apprehensive manner)
- levottomasti adv (in an apprehensive manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- apreensivamente adv (in an apprehensive manner)
Turkish
2 entries- endişeli bir şekilde adv (in an apprehensive manner)
- tedirgin bir şekilde adv (in an apprehensive manner)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Tom looked at Mary apprehensively.
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The girl looked around apprehensively.
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He looked about him quickly and apprehensively and finding himself quite alone, began wandering about aimlessly, nervous and irritable.
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