🔄 Synonyms of "Scruples"
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| consciencenoun | The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions. |
| moral sensenoun | Synonym of moral compass. |
| sense of right and wrongnoun | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
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| Word | Definition |
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| consciencenoun | The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions. |
| moral sensenoun | Synonym of moral compass. |
| sense of right and wrongnoun | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
| blocksnoun | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| constraintsnoun | Something that constrains; a restriction. |
| inhibitionsnoun | The act of inhibiting. |
| misgivingsnoun | "Misgivings" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the HBO original series The Wire. |
| qualmsnoun | A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. |
| scrupulositynoun | The property of being scrupulous; excessive attention to scruples. |
| consciencesnoun | The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions. |
| scrupulousnessnoun | (uncountable) The property of being scrupulous. |
| scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted. |
| moralsnoun | a 1921 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor and starring May McAvoy, William P. Carleton, and Marian Skinner. |
| moralitynoun | (uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results. |
| ethicsnoun | The standards that govern the conduct of a person, especially a member of a profession. |
| compunctionsnoun | A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting. |
| ethicalitynoun | The state, quality, or manner of being ethical. |
| moralitiesnoun | (uncountable) Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results. |
| ethical | (not comparable) Of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession. |
| scruggsnoun | A surname, variant of Scroggs. |
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