He did not have any qualm of conscience.
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Qualm
/kwɑːm/
Synonyms for "qualm" (138 found)
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Closest matches (28)
agitationairsicknessall oversall-oversanxietyapprehensionapprehensivenessbashfulnessbeefbetter selfbitchbogglebogglingboycottcar sicknesschallengecomplaintcompunctionconcernconscience
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Strong matches (41)
convictiondemonstrationdemurdemurraldemurrerdiffidencediscreditdisinclinationdistrustdoubtdreadexceptionexpostulationfalterfalteringfastidiousnessforebodingfunny feelinggrievancegrievance committee
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hesitancehesitancyhesitationhowlimpatienceindignation meetinginsecuritykickmal de mermarchmeticulousnessmisgivingmistrustmodestymotion sickness
Related words (69)
nauseanervousnessnonviolent protestobjectionoverconscientiousnessoverscrupulousnesspangpangspangs of consciencepausepenitenceperturbationphobiapicketingpoint of honorpresentimentpricking of heartprotestprotest demonstrationprotestation
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punctiliopunctiliousnessqualm of consciencequalmishnessqualmsqueasinessrallyrecoilregretreluctanceremonstranceremonstrationscruplescruplesscrupulosityscrupulousnessseasicknesssecond thoughtshrinkingshynesssit insit-inskepticismsolicitudesquawksqueamishnesssticklingstrikesuspicionteach inteach-inthroestouch of consciencetwingetwinge of conscienceunbeliefuncertaintyuneaseuneasinessunwillingnessvoice of consciencevomitingworry
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6 entriesethical concernmoral objectionmoral scruplemoral uneasepang of consciencepang of doubt
Collocations
6 entrieslingering qualmmoral qualmpersistent qualmpervasive qualmserious qualmstrong qualm
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
My main qualm about the English language is its unmathematical and awkward orthography.
Source: tatoeba (9015767)
[W]ho vvould not rather Sleep Quietly upon a Hammock, vvithout either Cares in his Head, or Crudities in his Stomach, then lye Carking upon a Bed of State, vvith the Qualms and Tvvinges that accompany Surfeits and Exceſs?
Source: wiktionary
"Do you have any particular qualms about leaving Pencey?" / "Oh, I have a few qualms, all right. Sure … but not too many. Not yet, anyway.[…]"
Source: wiktionary
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