SCRUPLES Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word scruples. (close relations)
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| conscience | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions • conformity to one's own sense of right conduct • a feeling of shame when you do something immoral | ||||||
| ethics | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong • the philosophical study of moral values and rules | ||||||
| integrity | nounn | |||||
noun • an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting • moral soundness | ||||||
| morals | nounn | |||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | ||||||
| principles | nounn | |||||
noun • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • a rule or standard especially of good behavior • a basic truth or law or assumption • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • rule of personal conduct • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | ||||||
| misgiving | nounn | |||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • painful expectation • doubt about someone's honesty | ||||||
| qualm | nounn | |||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • a mild state of nausea | ||||||
