Synonyms & related words for misgiving

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of misgiving — including distrust, qualm, suspicion, mistrust, apprehension, scruple. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to misgiving

Explore words related to misgiving — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include misdoubtful, mistrustless, doubts, dubitation, incertitude, trepidation, undoubtingly, hesitance. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for misgiving

Common synonyms for misgiving include distrust, qualm, suspicion, mistrust, apprehension, scruple, misdoubt, dubiety — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does misgiving come from?

The word misgiving breaks down into one root of Germanic origin: the root mis-, from Germanic missi (“wrongly, badly”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.