Synonyms & related words for misgivings

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Words related to misgivings

Explore words related to misgivings — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include qualm, apprehension, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, scruple, doubts, misgive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does misgivings come from?

The word misgivings 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.