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
There’s also the qualm that once the world realizes AGI has been achieved, perhaps mass panic will arise, or evildoers will seek to turn AGI toward global extinction.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
And while most students might bristle at the idea of their teachers dating their cousin (Richa Moorjani), Devi has little to no qualms about welcoming Mr. K into her family.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Hegseth is a disaster at the Pentagon, ratifying the qualms of senators of both parties who opposed his confirmation, which required the tie-breaking vote of Vice President JD Vance.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Maiden’s qualms with West aren’t unprecedented either.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
And while most students might bristle at the idea of their teachers dating their cousin (Richa Moorjani), Devi has little to no qualms about welcoming Mr. K into her family.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 6 May 2025
Hegseth is a disaster at the Pentagon, ratifying the qualms of senators of both parties who opposed his confirmation, which required the tie-breaking vote of Vice President JD Vance.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
Maiden’s qualms with West aren’t unprecedented either.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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Serena Peng, a Seattle resident visiting Tokyo, described having initial doubts after seeing online speculation but ultimately continuing with her trip.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Given today’s network of satellites and temperature sensors, when could scientists have first known, beyond a reasonable doubt, that increases in atmospheric CO2 from fossil fuel burning and land use change were altering our global climate?—
Ben Santer,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Reports have indicated that Punk had the option to turn down performing at the event but did not voice any objections.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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If leaders moved ahead without altering the provisions, the measures could be challenged, requiring a 60-vote threshold to overcome objections.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Noun
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But general manager Don Waddell expressed no regrets or disappointment after one trade fell through and several others fizzled out before gaining any traction.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Moyers expressed regret for the spot — an attack on Johnson’s Republican opponent Barry Goldwater’s views on the use of nuclear weapons.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Even before he was elected president in 1998, Chávez had no compunction about breaking political norms and polarizing the country.—
DARON ACEMOGLU,
Foreign Affairs,
15 June 2020
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Notably, a factor behind the coup attempt was compunction about the granting of limited self-governance to Catalonia and the Basque country, which some members of the military feared was a prelude to the breakup of Spain.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2023
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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