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qualms

noun

plural of qualm
as in doubts
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 qualms One of the only qualms was the price tag, but a $1,200 markdown pretty much renders that moot. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 Asian families are used to dealing with ministries through their businesses, and thus see few qualms in doing so again through their charities. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 If Declan Rice is not yet ready to start, Arteta will have no qualms about using Lewis-Skelly in his place. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 No such qualms for IEA, whose membership is dominated by suburban teachers whereas a third of IFT’s membership are Chicago teachers. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 British publications have fewer qualms, generally, about mocking the dead. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Lopez has expressed his qualms with Belichick’s militant locker room culture. — Noah Vinsky july 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 Despite Egypt and Iran’s qualms about any representation of Pride symbols from fans in the stands, FIFA permitted attendees to wear rainbow gear. — Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 While the top British regulator has expressed qualms too, signaling a possible review that could delay the process, Paramount has won approval from the Justice Department and many regulators abroad. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
  1. doubts
  2. objections
  3. misgivings
  4. compunctions
  5. scruples
Noun
  • Patrick Mahomes finished the job by scrambling up the middle, simultaneously giving the Chiefs an early lead and quieting some doubts about his reconstructed ACL and LCL.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • European leaders convene in Finland’s Arctic capital as melting ice opens new shipping lanes and resource frontiers, intensifying Russian military activity and exposing doubts about NATO’s long-term role in regional security.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of doubts
Noun
  • No objections were raised at the time, and the ICA president selected the four judges that worked on this hearing panel.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Judge Sullivan questioned the jurors one by one, removed none, and, on Friday morning, over the defense’s objections, refused to investigate further.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of objections
Noun
  • Vasarhelyi, seemingly a less hands-on presence in this project, voices a few more misgivings, at one stage pointedly asking her husband how many people who have previously been guests at their dinner table are now dead.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Wall Street analysts expressed misgivings due to expanding memory chip costs, questions over demand as product prices rise and continued pressure on profit margins, StreetAccount said.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of misgivings
Noun
  • Johnson clearly felt no such compunctions.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Russia and Ukraine show no compunctions about killing the civilians of their enemy.
    — Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of compunctions
Noun
  • Hilton rejects the argument floated by some of his former colleagues that his scruples became a casualty of his ambition.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Still, there are some smart, well-meaning voices of caution who warn Democrats against forgetting their scruples.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of scruples

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“Qualms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualms. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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