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1. scruples (Noun)

5 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. conscience 9.12 10 letters 23 synonyms
2. misgivings 0.79 10 letters 0 synonyms
3. moral sense 24.3 10 letters 3 synonyms
4. qualms 0.83 6 letters 0 synonyms
5. sense of right and wrong 85.4 20 letters 3 synonyms
4 definitions
scruples (Noun) —   Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
scruples (Noun) —   A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
scruples (Noun) —   Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
scruples (Noun) —   An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
8 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. anxieties 9 letters 0 synonyms
2. apothecaries' unit* 18 letters 0 synonyms
3. apothecaries' weight* 20 letters 0 synonyms
4. ethical motive 13 letters 3 synonyms
5. ethics 6 letters 8 synonyms
6. morality 8 letters 22 synonyms
7. morals 6 letters 8 synonyms
8. principles 10 letters 4 synonyms
6 types
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. sense of duty 11 letters 1 synonym
2. sense of shame 12 letters 1 synonym
3. small voice 10 letters 2 synonyms
4. superego 8 letters 0 synonyms
5. voice of conscience 17 letters 2 synonyms
6. wee small voice 13 letters 2 synonyms
1 part
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. grain 5 letters 71 synonym
3 parts of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. drachmas 8 letters 0 synonyms
2. drachms 7 letters 0 synonyms
3. drams 5 letters 0 synonyms

2. scruples (Verb)

3 definitions
scruples (Verb) —   Hesitate on moral grounds 1 example
1. ex. "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
scruples (Verb) —   Raise scruples 1 example
1. ex. "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
scruples (Verb) —   Have doubts about
7 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. frets 5 letters 0 synonyms
2. fusses 6 letters 0 synonyms
3. hesitates 9 letters 0 synonyms
4. niggles 7 letters 0 synonyms
5. pauses 6 letters 0 synonyms
6. questions 9 letters 0 synonyms
7. wonders 7 letters 0 synonyms
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