scruple Synonyms
Another word for scruple
• noun (Context 1)
A feeling of doubt, hesitation, or uneasiness arising from one's conscience regarding the morality or propriety of a course of action.
"She had no scruples about reporting the fraudulent accounting practices to the regulatory board."
• verb (Context 2)
To hesitate or be reluctant to do something because of moral principles or questions of propriety (usually used in negative or interrogative contexts).
"The opportunistic biographer did not hesitate to publish private family letters without permission."
• noun (Context 3)
A traditional apothecaries' unit of weight equal to 20 grains (approximately 1.296 grams), or a very small amount of something.
"The nineteenth-century pharmacopoeia called for two scruples of dried gentian root in the herbal tonic."
Opposites of scruple
The opposite of scruple shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: