misgiving
6 synonyms and 2 antonyms for misgiving, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A worried feeling that something may be wrong.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
Comes from misgive, from mis- + give, from Middle English give (“suggest, given”); compare given and what gives.
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