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
At lunchtime, hunger overrides my qualms.
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Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
By no means a modest person, Frenza has no qualms about giving herself a generous bonus.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The confident defensive back has no qualms with covering the middle of the field in the NFL.
—Mike Kaye
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The president’s decision to order strikes against Iran and other key locations was mostly supported by Republican lawmakers, though there have been some qualms about the potential for ground troops to be used, something Trump has not ruled out.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2026
But Johnson had no such qualms.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The show itself makes no qualms about being Irish.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 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.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Those qualms are valid, but harping on them misses the point.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
By no means a modest person, Frenza has no qualms about giving herself a generous bonus.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The confident defensive back has no qualms with covering the middle of the field in the NFL.
—Mike Kaye
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
The president’s decision to order strikes against Iran and other key locations was mostly supported by Republican lawmakers, though there have been some qualms about the potential for ground troops to be used, something Trump has not ruled out.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2026
But Johnson had no such qualms.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The show itself makes no qualms about being Irish.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 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.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Those qualms are valid, but harping on them misses the point.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
Noun
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This baffling inconsistency has challenged planetary physics and raised doubts about how scientists interpret signals from distant worlds.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the room itself, however, those doubts never surfaced.—
Jane Sadowsky,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Vulnerable, voiceless elders in Miami-Dade who are removed from their homes for their own good will likely wind up in the hands of an Adult Protective Services supervisor promoted to a position of unparalleled power despite the objections of family members and whistleblowing colleagues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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More importantly, these objections assume a permanent ideological shift.—
Ravi Kumar S,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Like many Americans, a growing number have misgivings about the strong-arm tactics used by government immigration enforcement agents in places such as Minnesota.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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Like Samut, Chawarit had had misgivings about traversing the strait, his wife Suchawadee Malikaeo told CNN.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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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But the squirrelly, middle-aged guy at the weird surplus store in northern Florida had no such scruples.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, a billionaire has very questionable scruples as to the best ways to go about things.—
Jevon Phillips,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Qualms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualms. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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