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
But if Venezuela, after inevitable turmoil in the near term, thrives, perhaps even helping to spread regional prosperity and security, those qualms won’t matter.
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Andreas Kluth, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
As for the stigma that may come with having used a weight-loss drug, Gaffigan has no qualms about it.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The rebuilding White Sox had no such qualms about giving a young pitcher a chance to make a major league roster for the first time despite never pitching in a Double-A or Triple-A Game.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Road America officials have no qualms about the state creating a separate blackout plate, and their plate will remain available.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
And that, is exactly why Journe likely had no qualms about the public sale of the treasured prototype.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2025
Assuming that Kong has no qualms about fighting one of his own species, Konga won’t last long.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Burrow also had qualms about playing the Ravens for the fourth straight year in prime time on the road.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The man himself has no qualms about his desire to hit the hundred.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for qualms
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If anyone still had any doubts about her abilities, this—a supporting part that felt seismic—was their answer.—
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Anyone who has doubts about a call claiming to be Geneva police should call Geneva police themselves at 630-232-4736.—
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This approval was granted despite objections from more than 30 consumer advocacy groups that warned the system lacked proper safety testing.—
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The filmmaker’s claim of innocence became a cause célèbre in Italy, leading to diplomatic pressure to transfer him, despite fierce objections by the Miami-Dade state prosecutors who convicted him.—
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Eventually, scientists’ misgivings, expressed largely in academic journals and to journalists, erupted into outright dissent.—
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In 2023, Karp had a message for people in the tech industry who have misgivings about his company's dealings with intelligence agencies and the military.—
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Russia and Ukraine show no compunctions about killing the civilians of their enemy.—
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The boundaries of the world are delineated neatly by your compunctions.—
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Mainstream Republicans and right-leaning unaffiliated voters will gravitate to candidates with experience and scruples.—
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For Jay Gatsby, a man of immense wealth and few scruples, almost nothing is beyond his voracious appetite for excess.—
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“Qualms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/qualms. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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