as in doubt
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 qualm
And Stewart had some qualms about how she was presented in the film.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Despite enthusiasm among Republicans for Mr. Trump’s economic agenda, some lawmakers continue to have qualms about new taxes on imports.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
But here’s the thing: Tennessee, whose inclusion no one had a qualm with, got snuffed out by Ohio State.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Despite enthusiasm among Republicans for Mr. Trump’s economic agenda, some lawmakers continue to have qualms about new taxes on imports.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
But here’s the thing: Tennessee, whose inclusion no one had a qualm with, got snuffed out by Ohio State.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
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There’s little doubt that Ohtani will be back in the 2026 WBC with the Japanese team that is ranked first in the world.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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There's little doubt that AI will play an increasingly more prominent role in employee engagement, well-being and development.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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His nomination to become the nation’s 26th Health and Human Services Secretary was met with considerable objection from the medical community.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Multiple speakers were also allowed to accuse Israel of carrying out a genocide, also with no objection from Lauber.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Professionals offer advice on the best ways to maintain your momentum once mid-project regret syndrome sets in.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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For the past year, the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research—a theatrical collective with downtown cool—has been immersed in an evolving production of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s timeless study of regret, inertia and longing.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Neither do brave men or women stand by and see such things done without compunction of conscience, nor read of them without protest.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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On the other hand, Emirati officials have shown little compunction about doing business with Israeli settlers or investing in occupation infrastructure such as Israeli checkpoints.—
Khaled Elgindy,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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