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

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

The opposition Labour Party voted through the bill, despite members’ misgivings. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Two key Republican senators have expressed misgivings about supporting Blanche's nomination. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 31 July 2026

And both men, despite misgivings among parts of their own populations about their corrupt and authoritarian tendencies, were largely welcomed in the West as reformers and promising economic partners. — Literary Hub, 30 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