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 our only qualms about these headphones was the hefty $359 asking price. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 British publications have fewer qualms, generally, about mocking the dead. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The Oklahoma City Thunder have no qualms with the second apron. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 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 Strong-willed and fearless, Laura has no qualms about asking questions and walking to the beat of her own drum. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026 But his qualms weren’t about the level of destruction in Gaza or the high civilian toll, both of which drew global outrage. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
  1. doubts
  2. objections
  3. misgivings
  4. compunctions
  5. scruples
Noun
  • The fun along with — of course — the doubts, the surprises, the deadlines, the page count.
    — Lisa Kudrow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The contretemps later that year with Japan only further raised doubts about Beijing’s command over the industry.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubts
Noun
  • Defense objections were rare, and the prosecution let witnesses be dismissed without redirect questioning after cross-examination.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The order also authorizes the Justice Department to challenge state vaccine regulations deemed insufficiently respectful of parental objections.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of objections
Noun
  • And Tommy John himself had misgivings about being the name and face of the surgery.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In November 2024, Leo wrote an email to his senior colleague detailing his misgivings about their working relationship, as well as expressing concerns to managers and HR.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 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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