Scruples

Synonyms for "scruples" (20 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
conscienceapothecaries unitbalk at
better self

Strong matches (6)

Noun(5 words)
compunctionsdemurethical concernhave misgivingshesitate

Related words (10)

Noun(5 words)
moral hesitationmoral sensereservationsense of right and wrongweight unit

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
ethical concernethical motiveethicshesitatemeasurement unitmoral conceptmoralitymoralsweight unit

More specific

5 entries
be reluctant toethical reservationgrainmoral hesitationrefuse to

Collocations

8 entries
a scruple aboutethical scrupleshave scruplesmoral scruplesscruples aboutscruples about datascruples regardingstrong scruples

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He has no scruples about lying.

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He tried to overcome his scruples.

Source: tatoeba (3039431)

I admire your scruples, Tom.

Source: tatoeba (3724909)

You have no scruples.

Source: tatoeba (4985999)

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