misgivings

NOUN

uncertainty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiety apprehension distrust doubt foreboding hesitation mistrust qualm reservation suspicion unease

STRONG

apprehensiveness fear premonition presage presentiment scruple unbelief worry

WEAK

prenotion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assurance belief calmness certainty confidence ease faith trust

STRONG

unconcern

WEAK

doubtlessness sureness

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misgivings

Any misgivings Stewart had about taking on the Picard role in "Star Trek" were mollified by the thought it would be a one-season failure.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Even for all of Madrone’s misgivings, he supports the trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“With that scheduling pressure and overwhelmed by misgivings about getting the abortion—what if I wanted to proceed but couldn’t later?—I took the first of two pills for a chemical abortion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Despite these misgivings, she's looking forward to working as a software engineer at a tech startup in nearby San Francisco.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Dasch tried to push aside any misgivings, but it was difficult to expel them from his mind in Nazi Germany.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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