Antonyms for scruples
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : skroo-puhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskru pəl |
Definition of scruples
Origin :- "moral misgiving, pang of conscience," late 14c., from Old French scrupule (14c.), from Latin scrupulus "uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience," literally "small sharp stone," diminutive of scrupus "sharp stone or pebble," used figuratively by Cicero for a cause of uneasiness or anxiety, probably from the notion of having a pebble in one's shoe. The word in the more literal Latin sense of "small unit of weight or measurement" is attested in English from late 14c.
- noun misgiving, doubt
- verb balk, have misgivings
- "It was Captain Haley that tied me here," said Robert, his scruples removed.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- All your scruples, you see, have met with an indulgence truly maternal from me.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- You see, my dear, he scruples not to speak of himself, as his enemies speak of him.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I'm afraid my scruples vanished when I got him before my easel.
- Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
- But he was now becoming uneasy, scruples were tingeing his reverie with anxiety.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Is it for him to talk of scruples when upon this subject I have none?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Wentworth had some trouble in overcoming his friend's scruples.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- Violence I will not employ, so let your scruples be at rest.
- Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
- I don't know what your scruples are—I shall never ask you again.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- It was not exactly through her scruples, it was through her vanity.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
Synonyms for scruples
- anxiety
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- boggle
- caution
- censor
- compunction
- conscience
- demur
- difficulty
- doubt
- falter
- faltering
- fret
- gag
- have qualms
- hesitancy
- hesitate
- hesitation
- pause
- perplexity
- qualm
- question
- reconsideration
- reluctance
- reluctancy
- second thought
- shy
- squeamishness
- stick
- stickle
- stumble
- superego
- think twice about
- twinge
- uneasiness
- vacillate
- waver
- worry
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