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

Several Republican senators expressed misgivings about accepting the plane, pointing to the potential for security and legal risks. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

But many women who have become first lady of California and the nation have expressed misgivings about taking on such a role. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

An eminent film critic has written a new analysis of cinema that is propelled by exactly such misgivings. — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The history of reception is also a history of cherished hopes, beliefs, and misgivings. — Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 27 June 2026

Shanda had misgivings about Pitman working nights—which is when debtors, and their cars, tend to be home—and in sketchy circumstances. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

That willingness to listen most recently manifested when city residents expressed strong misgivings about the city’s plan for major renovations of Leu Gardens. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Her friends also had misgivings, as one of them recently revealed to Mayer. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

UMass had recruited Heronemus to do ocean engineering, but the energy crisis and his growing misgivings about nuclear power shifted his attention to renewable energy. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2026