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
Despite enthusiasm among Republicans for Mr. Trump’s economic agenda, some lawmakers continue to have qualms about new taxes on imports.
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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
Wendy Williams had no qualms about her new normal following her split from Kevin Hunter.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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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
Wendy Williams had no qualms about her new normal following her split from Kevin Hunter.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualm
Noun
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There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural gas, but an effort to lure American or other Western energy companies to undertake Russian projects is likely to encounter skepticism, not least because of the companies' recent history in Russia.—
Stanley Reed,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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These are the doubts that scammers and hackers play upon to ply their trades.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In January 2021, after took office, some Republican senators attempted to delay his Cabinet confirmations by slow-walking the process through procedural delays and objections rather than filibuster speeches.—
Ewan Palmer,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now judges will be able to decide while also being able to consider objections from both the defense and the prosecutors.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Alex Brown has no regrets about his actions on Love Is Blind.—
Joelle Goldstein,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Then, of course, there are the mistakes and regrets of someone doing this job for the first time.—
Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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Colvin never felt any ethical compunctions about selling solar panels.—
Brendan I. Koerner,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Qualm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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