Scruple Synonyms and Antonyms
skro͝o'pəl
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Synonyms for Scruple
(Obs.) Apprehension or fear
Strictly distinguished from others; very:
Very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc.
Of the rabbis, their doctrines, learning, language, etc., esp. in the early Middle Ages
Extremely conscientious
An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
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(Rare) Meticulousness; the state or quality of being meticulous.
A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.
The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.
The act or state of being punctilious; strict attention to detail.
scrupulosity
The property of being scrupulous.
Suspicion is having a feeling, thinking or believing that someone is guilty of something.
twenty grains
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A period of waiting
A state of fluctuation or indecision.
A state of apprehension and fear resulting from the anticipation of a threatening event or situation. &diamf3; In psychiatry, a patient has an anxiety disorder &diamf3; if normal psychological functioning is disrupted or if anxiety persists without an identifiable cause.
The definition of balk is to stop or hold back from doing something.
(Archaic) To delay.
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To go away from; depart from:
To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
To ask questions.
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(Sports) To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
An arrangement by which a hotel room, theater or airline ticket, etc. is set aside and held until called for
(Informal) A particular kind of action, situation, or behavior:
Any bit or scrap
The definition of a dab is a quick touch or pat.
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In Morse and similar codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers.
In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.
Something, such as a trapdoor on a gallows, that is arranged to fall or be lowered.
The definition of a fragment is a small piece of something larger.
The definition of a grain is a tiny hard seed from a cereal grass, or a tiny piece of amount of something.
The definition of a jot is a tiny amount of something.
A little man or being; a dwarf.
The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms; a group of like or different atoms held together by chemical forces.
The definition of an ounce is 1/16 of a pound or a very small amount of something.
(Linguistics) An uninflected item that has grammatical function but does not clearly belong to one of the major parts of speech, such as up in He looked up the word or to in English infinitives.
Scrap is defined as a small amount of something, often left from something larger.
In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle; a very small amount.
A tiny amount; a bit:
A small diacritic mark, such as an accent, vowel mark, or dot over an i.
The definition of a trifle is a small amount of something or is something of little importance, or a dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake, jelly and cream.
The least bit; an iota:
A stain or disfiguring mark.
Conscientious is defined as acting in a way that is very thorough and careful.
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
The definition of fastidious is a very careful attention to detail, or an uptight or hyper-critical person.
Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
Antonyms for Scruple
Lack of interest; apathy; indifference
An instance of such failure, carelessness, or indifference
Unawareness (of)
not care
balk, have misgivings
jump-at-the-chance
(Idiomatic) To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
Words Related to Scruple
A certain indefinite number; certain ones (of)
A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
pretention
Find another word for scruple. In this page you can discover 74 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scruple, like: doubt, unconcern, negligence, ignorance, not care, jump-at-the-chance, painstaking, precise, punctilious, rabbinical and scrupulous.
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