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
Other Trump appointees have no qualms about being seen as partisan attack dogs.
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
As for the stigma that may come with having used a weight-loss drug, Gaffigan has no qualms about it.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 3 May 2025
The Devils forward had no qualms going hard at the Rangers goalie, at one point falling into his lap after a rush and drawing a roughing minor when Shesterkin whacked him with his blocker.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Ben Wilson, 37, also has qualms about trying to cross.
—Rob Gillies and Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
As for the stigma that may come with having used a weight-loss drug, Gaffigan has no qualms about it.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 3 May 2025
The Devils forward had no qualms going hard at the Rangers goalie, at one point falling into his lap after a rush and drawing a roughing minor when Shesterkin whacked him with his blocker.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Ben Wilson, 37, also has qualms about trying to cross.
—Rob Gillies and Jim Morris, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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There is no doubt that not having to play the next day has its benefits.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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For subsumed within Lincoln’s willingness to accept the Chicago nomination was knowledge — perhaps without a doubt — of what actions by states were to come and what actions were morally right for the government to pursue.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
18 May 2025
Noun
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It was never sold in the U.S. thanks to the unwavering objections of a resolute reviewer at the FDA named Frances Oldham Kelsey.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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With Republicans going it alone, over the objections of Democrats in the House and Senate critical of the tax package as a giveaway to the rich that will hurt Americans who depend on federal services, leaders will need almost every Republican on board.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Noun
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The biggest takeaway from the interview was Hartwell’s regret for not being more vocal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Another suspect, Abbas, who wrote a book about the heist, also showed regret about the robbery.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
13 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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