/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of scruples Find synonyms for: Noun1. conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong, ethical motive, ethics, morals, moralityusage: motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actionsNoun1. conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong, ethical motive, ethics, morals, moralityusage: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains2. scruple, apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weightusage: uneasiness about the fitness of an action3. scruple, qualm, misgiving, anxietyusage: an ethical or moral principle that inhibits actionVerb1. scruple, hesitate, pauseusage: hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"2. scruple, fuss, niggle, fretusage: raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"3. scruple, wonder, questionusage: have doubts aboutWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acerbity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language