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as in doubt
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
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as in qualm
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
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as in dread
suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune
overcome by a sudden misgiving upon seeing the creepy old mansion
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Recent Examples of misgiving
Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
And those misgivings led to a 17-point loss on Mint Street.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
The row then exploded into the open when a BBC editorial advisor’s misgivings about the edit were leaked to The Daily Telegraph.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Despite some of her family's misgivings, Riley’s murder inspired a piece of immigration legislation.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
One of the prosecutors, Thomas Breen, who later became a leading defense attorney, expressed misgivings about the case in the 1990s, prompting a reopening and reexamination.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
And those misgivings led to a 17-point loss on Mint Street.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 Dec. 2025
The row then exploded into the open when a BBC editorial advisor’s misgivings about the edit were leaked to The Daily Telegraph.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misgiving
Noun
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For now, those doubts have done little to dent her standing.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Technical doubts and stealth concerns Skepticism around the SM-39 centers on physics as much as design.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And then there's Reinhardt's sinister robot sidekick Maximilian, a silent, malevolent presence who has no qualms about slicing up humans with his Swiss Army Knife-esque collection of torture devices.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Attia’s emails with Epstein reveal no such qualms.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Suffused with dread and bathed in reverb, the record captures two virtuosos at their most vulnerable.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
23 Jan. 2026
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The dread of blacklisting among cast and crew members who jump from job to job in the entertainment industry isn’t unique to The Cleaning Lady.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Mammoth have the pace and scoring depth to be a troublesome first-round opponent for either Vegas or Edmonton, and there’s a sense that they’re just getting started.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents left Cuba a few years before Fidel Castro took power, has eyed the regime in Havana as one of the world’s most pernicious, inhumane and troublesome.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such theories were met with some skepticism by trade researchers at the time, and not all of the predictions have come true.—
Josh Ederington,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Marijane Leonard, a parent of a ninth grader at TIDE Academy, expressed skepticism over the transition to Woodside High School.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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He's gotten his legislative agenda through the House and the Senate without any objection of any meaningful sort.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Praise for the post being removed More Republicans lodged their objections to the post after the video was taken down.—
Matt Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The social media giant's guidance offset worries about its sky-high spending on artificial intelligence.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Keogh said that access is a security worry because people in the indictment include citizens of communist China, an American rival.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Blunt is at her most formidable in vengeful mother mode, and The English’s dark, foreboding atmosphere will haunt you in the best possible fashion.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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But for locals, keeping the road open and in place remains the priority, even in the foreboding face of climate change.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Misgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgiving. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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