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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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Love is a matter of give and take—marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.

From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Rowland, Helen

The look on Bimal's face made my mind misgive me.

From The Home and the World by Tagore, Rabindranath

Why does my heart misgive? & scalding tears, That should but mourn, now prophecy her loss?

From Proserpine and Midas by Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft

It was rather discouraging, wearisome work, and Billy's heart began to misgive him as one after another refused his request.

From The English Orphans by Holmes, Mary Jane

I thought it mighty curus, and my mind misgive me thar was somethin' crooked; but I always pintedly dodges; 'lie-lows to ketch meddlers,' and I went on my way.

From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)

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