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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
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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
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Recent Examples of misgivings
Yes, the point difference was largely due to special teams misgivings, but Canales’ situational choices led to some of those miscues.
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Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Some House Republicans are expressing similar misgivings with the direction the country is headed, warning that Kennedy’s ascension to the top of the HHS threatens to undermine a decades-old trust in vaccines that experts say have saved countless lives.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
A little kitten in Philadelphia is a fierce ball of light despite some early misgivings with a couple of his legs.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
But she was eventually persuaded to ignore any misgivings about the title and instead focus on the important work ahead.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The commission didn’t vote on whether to recommend approval, but a majority of commissioners expressed misgivings.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The last of those moments is heartstoppingly transcendent, as Baumbach brings the full weight of Clooney’s iconography to bear on Jay’s most private misgivings.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Current and former division attorneys interviewed by ProPublica and The Chronicle said the lawyers had misgivings about the administration’s tactics and were reluctant to work with Terrell, who already had a reputation for berating staffers.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
Some House Republicans are expressing similar misgivings with the direction the country is headed, warning that Kennedy’s ascension to the top of the HHS threatens to undermine a decades-old trust in vaccines that experts say have saved countless lives.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 10 Sep. 2025
A little kitten in Philadelphia is a fierce ball of light despite some early misgivings with a couple of his legs.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Some viewers will be fully immersed in the horror and despair of the moment, while others may have greater misgivings regarding Ben Hania’s layering of tearjerker tactics over material that hardly requires extra emotional amplification.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
But she was eventually persuaded to ignore any misgivings about the title and instead focus on the important work ahead.
—John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The commission didn’t vote on whether to recommend approval, but a majority of commissioners expressed misgivings.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
The last of those moments is heartstoppingly transcendent, as Baumbach brings the full weight of Clooney’s iconography to bear on Jay’s most private misgivings.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Current and former division attorneys interviewed by ProPublica and The Chronicle said the lawyers had misgivings about the administration’s tactics and were reluctant to work with Terrell, who already had a reputation for berating staffers.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misgivings
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Sean Westwood, a government professor at Dartmouth College and director of the Polarization Research Lab, raised doubts about the study’s methodology.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Recall the rise of Koo (6-2, 180) the next time the doubts come up.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Manager Stephen Vogt had no qualms about letting DeLauter face a lefty.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Make no qualms about it—fragrance is booming, and has been for the past five years like never before.—
Kayla Greaves,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since then, reports of drone activity have led to disruptions at airports in Denmark and Norway, sparking fears of a long-term campaign that has yet to be officially tied to the Kremlin despite prevailing suspicions.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The animosity between the two boiled over when suspicions grew among the Joneses that Brandon was Marty Baker’s secret informant, after a Skeet associate spotted Brandon and Baker having lunch together in Mentone.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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As the administration takes aim at vessels in the Caribbean, senators and lawmakers of both major political parties have raised stark objections.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Misgivings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misgivings. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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