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
However, President-elect Nawrocki (who takes office on August 6) has had no qualms about seeking and accepting support from President Trump, often accused of being soft on Putin and weak in his support for Ukraine.
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Despite those qualms, House GOP leaders are plowing ahead with the effort.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Other technicians have similar qualms about market leadership.
—Alex Harring,sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 June 2025
But there’s been no wavering, no qualms, no issues from the players who ultimately don’t draw in.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
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Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Despite those qualms, House GOP leaders are plowing ahead with the effort.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 10 June 2025
Other technicians have similar qualms about market leadership.
—Alex Harring,sean Conlon, CNBC, 25 June 2025
But there’s been no wavering, no qualms, no issues from the players who ultimately don’t draw in.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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There was always a little bit of doubt there, even from the beginning.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Given today’s network of satellites and temperature sensors, when could scientists have first known, beyond a reasonable doubt, that increases in atmospheric CO2 from fossil fuel burning and land use change were altering our global climate?—
Ben Santer,
Scientific American,
4 July 2025
Noun
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His objection automatically ended debate, per Council rules, and led Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, who spoke favorably of the resolution, to send it to the Committee on Civil Rights, Immigrant Advancement and Racial Equity.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
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About 4,000 Army National Guard troops have been training at the Los Alamitos base since June 8, when they were federalized — over the objection of Gov. Gavin Newsom — on orders from President Donald Trump.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 July 2025
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There, of course, should be zero regret in signing Serrano, who has represented the brand better than anybody.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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But in May, nine leading children’s hospitals across the country received letters from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, demanding data on revenue from pediatric gender treatments and the rates of regret among patients, according to a person with knowledge of the effort.—
Azeen Ghorayshi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Even before he was elected president in 1998, Chávez had no compunction about breaking political norms and polarizing the country.—
DARON ACEMOGLU,
Foreign Affairs,
15 June 2020
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Notably, a factor behind the coup attempt was compunction about the granting of limited self-governance to Catalonia and the Basque country, which some members of the military feared was a prelude to the breakup of Spain.—
Omar G. Encarnación,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Dec. 2023
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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