qualm
A worried feeling that what you are doing might be wrong.
qualm in a sentence
- Ben felt a sudden qualm about copying the answers, so he quietly put his friend's book down.
- Ella felt a qualm about keeping the extra change, so she handed it back to the shopkeeper.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to qualm?
- Aconfidence
- Bcertainty
- Ccalm
- Ddoubt
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D: doubt. The other three mean the opposite of qualm.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to qualm?
- Aconfidence
- Bworry
- Cunease
- Ddoubt
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A: confidence. The other three mean nearly the same as qualm.
Words that mean something similar
doubt, worry, unease
Words that mean the opposite
confidence, certainty, calm
More words about emotions & feelings
- ravenous: Extremely hungry, and ready to eat greedily.
- reassure: To comfort someone and make them feel less worried.
- rejoice: To feel or show great happiness.
- relish: To enjoy something very much.
- reluctant: Not wanting to do something.
- remorse: A deep feeling of sorrow for something wrong you have done.
- repent: To feel truly sorry for something wrong you have done.
- resent: To feel angry about something because it seems unfair.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test