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
First-time Saturday Night Live host Colman Domingo has some qualms about what’s being pitched for his debut on the NBC show this weekend.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
The study was commissioned by the team to assuage future free agents’ qualms about the facilities after a viral online theory put forth the idea that injuries to a number of the players were due to where their training facility was situated.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
At lunchtime, hunger overrides my qualms.
—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
Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
The study was commissioned by the team to assuage future free agents’ qualms about the facilities after a viral online theory put forth the idea that injuries to a number of the players were due to where their training facility was situated.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
At lunchtime, hunger overrides my qualms.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
Noun
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The doubts being voiced by these major investors has turbocharged the push by the private equity sector to reach into individual retirement accounts.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But doubts about their mentality continue to creep in and injuries to key players are piling up.—
Jackie Powell,
NBC news,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said the appointments of 30 ministers were approved with no objections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Since the initial news of Gatewood’s filing with the IG, speculation regarding the content of the complaint has focused on ShotSpotter, the gunshot-detection technology formerly employed in parts of the city, which Johnson ended in the fall of 2024 over the objections of a majority of aldermen.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The speed of negotiations has prompted some misgivings and nerves in at least one writers’ group chat, said a source.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2026
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Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott have also shared their own misgivings about the superhero genre.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
31 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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