as in doubt
an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do
she has no qualms about downloading pirated music files from the Internet
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Recent Examples of qualm
On the other hand, the African Union has no such qualms about the convention’s commitments and believes there’s room to add more.
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Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Her last qualms were with schools that get grants to buy supplies, including computers, for example.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump’s approach is tied in part to a strategy that has become increasingly apparent to foreign trade officials involved in late-stage talks: Trump has no qualms about letting those higher tariffs go into place – a message he’s delivered repeatedly in public over the last several weeks.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
And Cain, who has been conservative most of his life — save for casting a vote twice for Bill Clinton — has zero qualms about critiquing Hollywood’s leftward bent.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for qualm
Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Her last qualms were with schools that get grants to buy supplies, including computers, for example.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Trump’s approach is tied in part to a strategy that has become increasingly apparent to foreign trade officials involved in late-stage talks: Trump has no qualms about letting those higher tariffs go into place – a message he’s delivered repeatedly in public over the last several weeks.
—Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
And Cain, who has been conservative most of his life — save for casting a vote twice for Bill Clinton — has zero qualms about critiquing Hollywood’s leftward bent.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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There is no doubt, for example, that Moyes needed another midfielder.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The beautiful ambivalence and mystery of Virgil’s own poetic art has both an aesthetic and a quasi-political function, in teaching the reader to remain in a cognitive place of doubt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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Republicans departed Washington promising to make changes to the Senate rules governing how nominees are confirmed despite objections from Democrats.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even Missouri Republicans are expressing a touch of regret at the thought of losing Cleaver.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Because this is a story, ultimately, of ruin and regret and things not going to plan.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Neither do brave men or women stand by and see such things done without compunction of conscience, nor read of them without protest.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, Emirati officials have shown little compunction about doing business with Israeli settlers or investing in occupation infrastructure such as Israeli checkpoints.—
Khaled Elgindy,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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