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
Quite frankly, there are very few qualms with Rhino Market & Deli.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Those qualms did not last long.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, the African Union has no such qualms about the convention’s commitments and believes there’s room to add more.
—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
See All Example Sentences for qualm
Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Those qualms did not last long.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2025
On the other hand, the African Union has no such qualms about the convention’s commitments and believes there’s room to add more.
—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
See All Example Sentences for qualm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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From the outside, Laura could be loving, protective, overbearing, even intrusive — while Cherry sows doubt for hiding pieces of her past despite ostensibly adoring her new beau.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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Basically, slap on a pair of gloves or leave the washing to someone else if ever there is a doubt.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Libraries received only 12 formal objections since 2021 Changes brought by the supervisors' stand in contrast to how library administrators historically have dealt with book objections.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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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 15 Sep. 2025.
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