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
My only qualm is that there was no dance-off between members of the Bananas and their bitter rivals, the Party Animals.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
There are those that express qualms about handing over AGI to the UN.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Other Republicans declined to criticize the boat strike on Monday, with none expressing qualms about an operation whose legal rationale has drawn skepticism from experts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And despite Paris’ qualms with the film, Michael does otherwise have the backing of the Jackson estate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
There are those that express qualms about handing over AGI to the UN.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Other Republicans declined to criticize the boat strike on Monday, with none expressing qualms about an operation whose legal rationale has drawn skepticism from experts.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
And despite Paris’ qualms with the film, Michael does otherwise have the backing of the Jackson estate.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
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And though there’s no doubt the Panthers don’t bring the same television audience as the Toronto Maple Leafs or the New York Rangers or even the rebuilding Blackhawks, the buzz in South Florida is very real.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Kind and generous fellows were no doubt among the British soldiers killed at Bunker Hill.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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And by Tuesday afternoon, Texas National Guard troops had arrived at a training center outside of Chicago — despite the vehement objections of local leaders, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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But these objections miss the point.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s administration was right to send an emissary after ICE’s Hyundai raid to express regret and negotiate a new business visa process for South Koreans, despite criticism from the more anti-immigrant MAGA base.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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But just because regret or wanting your own life are taboo, does not make the sentiments any less real, or common.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Oct. 2025
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The boundaries of the world are delineated neatly by your compunctions.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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But other activists also give in when faced with enormous pressure from a state that has no compunction about arranging killings and targeting family members.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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