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
Many residents favor stricter enforcement of immigration rules but have qualms about the current process.
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Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Much of Jana’s campaign echoes the qualms already raised by the other activists in the stock, including the company’s potential to unlock value by reinvigorating the business as a standalone company with a new CEO and/or monetizing the real estate, or even selling the entire company.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Many have such qualms due to the pricing problem.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump’s qualms with China Earlier this month, Beijing announced plans to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals, critical materials needed to power a wide range of electronics.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Every spring, Schneider has no qualms about once again embarking on the months-long baseball journey that is guaranteed to end too early for 29 teams.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And other than ignoramus Slovacek, the recruits seem an unusually tolerant bunch with no qualms about leaning into the naturally homoerotic.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
George said George Clooney has no qualms about finding fame later in life — in part thanks to his aunt, the late Rosemary Clooney.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Make no qualms about it—fragrance is booming, and has been for the past five years like never before.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
Much of Jana’s campaign echoes the qualms already raised by the other activists in the stock, including the company’s potential to unlock value by reinvigorating the business as a standalone company with a new CEO and/or monetizing the real estate, or even selling the entire company.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Many have such qualms due to the pricing problem.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Trump’s qualms with China Earlier this month, Beijing announced plans to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals, critical materials needed to power a wide range of electronics.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Every spring, Schneider has no qualms about once again embarking on the months-long baseball journey that is guaranteed to end too early for 29 teams.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And other than ignoramus Slovacek, the recruits seem an unusually tolerant bunch with no qualms about leaning into the naturally homoerotic.
—Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
George said George Clooney has no qualms about finding fame later in life — in part thanks to his aunt, the late Rosemary Clooney.
—Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Make no qualms about it—fragrance is booming, and has been for the past five years like never before.
—Kayla Greaves, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
Noun
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Some doubts still lingered as to whether Jax was, indeed, Gracie's puppy.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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That’s why Rotary members, also embedded in these same communities, have played a vital role in not just funding and organizing campaigns, but also dispelling doubts and ensuring no child is left behind.—
Dr. Tunji Funsho,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Holder’s prosecutorial discretion also raised objections.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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Penn outbid a number of other suitors for the ESPN business, and the tie-up has faced objections from investors since the very beginning.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Whether Powell’s tip of the hat to the doves reflects merely a courtesy or deeper misgivings about cuts will be central to Fed analysis in the coming weeks.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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His Conservative government also made its misgivings clear about England players taking the knee before Euro 2020.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Russia and Ukraine show no compunctions about killing the civilians of their enemy.—
Oded J K Faran,
Oc Register,
21 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
Noun
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For Jay Gatsby, a man of immense wealth and few scruples, almost nothing is beyond his voracious appetite for excess.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Luckily Florida has no such scruples.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Qualms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualms. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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