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misgive

[mis-giv] / mɪsˈgɪv /
VERB
doubt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distrust hesitate impugn suspect
STRONG
challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute fear fluctuate imagine insinuate mistrust query scruple surmise vacillate waver
WEAK
be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question give no credence harbor suspicion have qualms misdoubt not buy read differently shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat take dim view of wonder at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
trust
STRONG
agree answer believe go along remain stay
WEAK
be certain not question rely
VERB
misdoubt
Synonyms
WEAK
be apprehensive of be curious be dubious be in a quandary be puzzled be uncertain be undetermined call in question challenge demur disbelieve discredit dispute distrust fear fluctuate give no credence harbor suspicion have one's doubts have qualms hesitate imagine impugn insinuate mistrust not buy query question read differently scruple shilly-shally skepticize smell a rat surmise suspect take dim view of vacillate waver wonder wonder at

Example Sentences

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I did tell Berry he'd better stay an' du what Marse Sykes wanted him ter, 'stead of comin' tu der meetin', an' my mind misgive me all day kase he didn't.

From Bricks Without Straw by Tourgée, Albion Winegar

"We may both have need for the exercise ere we depart hence, or my thoughts misgive me," replied Mortimer.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John

My mind always seems to misgive me when I think of him; and I have so strong a foreboding that he has received my last blessing, that I cannot overcome it.

From Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune by Crake, A. D. (Augustine David)

My heart misgive me—I would't a done it.

From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

If, in that moment, your heart should misgive you, if one faultering accent belie the sentiments you have so generously avowed for me, what, ah, what! may be the consequence?

From Damon and Delia A Tale by Godwin, William

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.