Scruple

/ˈskɹuːpəl/

Synonyms for "scruple" (264 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(5 words)

qualm balk compunctions conscience demur

ace apprehension atomawake a doubtback downbalance balkbalk atbashfulnessbe diffidentbe doubtfulbe dubiousbe skepticalbe uncertainbeefbetter selfbit bitch blench boggle

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boggling boycottcall in questionchallenge complain complaint compunction conscience conscientiousness contestcry out againstdab debate decline deliberate demonstratedemonstrate againstdemonstration demur demurral demurrer diffidence discomfort discredit dispute distrust distrustfulness dole

Strong matches (79)

dot doubt doubtfulness dram dribble driblet dubiety dubiousness dwarf dyneenter a protestexception expostulate expostulation falter faltering farthing fastidiousness fearfight shy

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fight shy offleck flinch flyspeck force fragment fret gag gobbet grain granulegreet with skepticismgrievancegrievance committeegroat hairhalf believehalf-belief handfulhang backhang offharbor suspicionshave qualmshave reservationshem and hawhesitance hesitancy hesitate hesitationhold offholler hover howlhum and hawindignation meetingiota jib jot kick kilo leeriness littlelittle bitlotamake bones aboutmarch mass meticulousness minim minimum minutiae misdoubt misgive misgiving mistrust

Noun(4 words)

doubt grain hesitate misgiving

Related words (132)

mistrustfulness mite modesty modicum molecule motenonviolent protestnutshell object objection ounce overconscientiousness overscrupulousness pang pangspangs of conscienceparticle pause pebble penitence

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picket picketing pinch pittance pointpoint of honorponder poundpress objectionspricking of heartprotestprotest demonstrationprotestationpull backpunctilio punctiliousness pyrrhonism quail qualmqualm of consciencequalmishness qualms query questionraise a howlraise a questionrally recoil reconsideration regret reluctance remonstrance remonstrate remonstration retreat scrap scruples scrupulosity scrupulousnesssecond thoughtsecond thoughtsself-doubtshadow of doubtshilly shallyshilly-shally shred shrinkshrink fromshrinking shyshy atshynesssit insit-in skepticalness skepticismsmell a ratsmidgen smitch solicitude speck spoonful spot squawk squeamishnessstate a grievancestickstick atstickle sticklingstop to considerstraddle the fencestrainstrain atstrike stumble suspect suspicion suspiciousnesstake with a grain of saltteach inteach-in thimblefulthink twicethink twice aboutthroesthrow doubt upontiny bittittletotal skepticismtouch of consciencetreat with reservetrifling amounttriviatwinge of conscienceuncertainty uneasiness unit vacillatevoice of consciencewariness waver weight whit wince withdraw worryyell bloody murderyield

Noun(3 words)

recoil reservationunit of mass

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries

anxietyapothecaries' unitapothecaries' weightethical doubtfret fuss hesitatemass unitmeasurement unitmoral concernmoral principleniggle pause principle question

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More specific

7 entries

apothecaries scruplebalk demurethical hesitationmoral qualmrecoiltroy scruple

Collocations

11 entries

apothecaries scruplehistorical scruplemass scruplenot scruple toscruple about doingscruple about the costscruple to doscruple to refusescruple unittroy scrupleweight scruple

Inflections

3 entries

scrupled scruples scrupling

Derivations

5 entries

scrupled scrupling scrupulosity scrupulous scrupulousness

Translations

3 translations across 3 languages.

Latin

1 entries

scrupulus noun (small unit of mass)

Portuguese

1 entries

escrópulo noun (small unit of mass)

Spanish

1 entries

escrúpulo noun (small unit of mass)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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I had a slight scruple about doing that kind of thing.

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No scruple held him back from making this attempt.

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When a thing has been said and well said, have no scruple: take it and copy it.

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If they do not agree they will without scruple act contrary to that decision.

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