SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG Synonyms
4 hypernyms for sense of right and wrong. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG
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| conscience | noun n | |||||
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 | noun n | |||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong • the philosophical study of moral values and rules | ||||||
| morality | noun n | |||||
noun • concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | ||||||
| values | noun n | |||||
noun • beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | ||||||
| principles | noun n | |||||
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) | ||||||
| scruples | noun n | |||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||
| moral sense | noun n | |||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||