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
Trying to gather gossip under her own byline didn't work as well, and the new mom was also started to have ethical qualms about her work of ruining the reputations of women and men in the 'ton.
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Trying to gather gossip under her own byline didn't work as well, and the new mom was also started to have ethical qualms about her work of ruining the reputations of women and men in the 'ton.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Those qualms are valid, but harping on them misses the point.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Some have decided that AI is either simply fake (this is not the experience of the software engineers now using it at remarkable scale), while others have substantive qualms about its impact on culture, politics, and labor that seem to be captured in support for local opposition to data centers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Trying to gather gossip under her own byline didn't work as well, and the new mom was also started to have ethical qualms about her work of ruining the reputations of women and men in the 'ton.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Those qualms are valid, but harping on them misses the point.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Some have decided that AI is either simply fake (this is not the experience of the software engineers now using it at remarkable scale), while others have substantive qualms about its impact on culture, politics, and labor that seem to be captured in support for local opposition to data centers.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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When doubts appear, trust yourself enough not to back down.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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There is no doubt that new generations of creative individuals are already emerging—ready to carry that tradition forward.—
Norman Foster,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The European Southern Observatory (ESO), an international astronomy research organization that operates some of the world's largest telescopes, has also filed objections against the two proposals.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The exit was over his objection to the war in Iran.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Your position urging Broward County to choose resiliency over regret reflected exactly why so many residents felt compelled to speak up.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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It may be printed out and boxed in a closet, marked with notes and red ink, held together by binder clips and regret.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And that includes absolutely no compunction about sharing the time Sharon decided to destroy husband Ozzy's drugs in an attempt to keep him sober.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lamborghini had no such compunction, introducing the Urus in 2017 and provoking a response that was mainly: Of course Lamborghini did, given the marque’s history with the LM002 but also Lamborghini’s status as the supercar brand that might try anything once.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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