Synonyms of misgivings

misgivings

noun

plural of misgiving

1

as in doubts

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

I had misgivings about the alleged victim's story, but I was afraid to speak up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubts
• suspicions
• concerns
• skepticism
• uncertainties
• distrust
• mistrust
• anxieties
• reservations
• misdoubts
• queries
• dubitations
• dubieties
• incertitudes
• qualms
• paranoias
• disbeliefs
• compunctions
• incredulities
• tremors
• scruples
• niggles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assurances
• beliefs
• convictions
• confidences
• trusts
• certainties
• sureties
• certitudes
• faiths
• credences

2

as in qualms

an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do

he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubts
• qualms
• objections
• regrets
• compunctions
• guilts
• scruples
• suspicions
• questions
• remorses
• uncertainties
• skepticism
• consciences
• mistrust
• distrust
• reluctances
• reservations
• protests
• indispositions
• remonstrances
• misdoubts
• demurs
• repentances
• dubieties
• shames
• incertitudes
• self-reproaches
• disinclinations
• aversions
• contritions
• penitences
• fusses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assurances
• convictions
• confidences
• certainties
• certitudes
• self-confidences
• aplombs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misgivings

Chief Justice John Roberts was one of several justices whose questions suggested misgivings about aspects of each side's position. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

But the new direction caused misgivings for some conservative supporters of the institution, such as Graves, who joined the regents as one of the three Republican congressional appointees in 2023. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026

Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Wall Street analysts expressed misgivings due to expanding memory chip costs, questions over demand as product prices rise and continued pressure on profit margins, StreetAccount said. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

There will be controversy, grift and venality, supporters will get lost and lose themselves in a fog of legalese, accounting and abbreviations — VAR, SCR, LOL, FFS — there will be ugliness and misgivings and a lot of meh. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

And Tommy John himself had misgivings about being the name and face of the surgery. — Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

In November 2024, Leo wrote an email to his senior colleague detailing his misgivings about their working relationship, as well as expressing concerns to managers and HR. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Even Ringwald spoke at length about her misgivings about the film’s problematic elements in a 2018 NPR interview. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026