scruple (211 synonym found)

Scruple has 211 synonyms. The top synonyms for scruple are ace, dab, dot, gag, jib, jot, shy, balk and 203 more. Browse the full list below.

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ace
dab
dot
gag
jib
jot
shy
balk
beef
dole
dram
fear
fret
hair
howl
iota
lota
mite
mote
whit
bitch
demur
dwarf
grain
groat
hover
march
minim
ounce
pangs
pinch
quail
qualm
rally
shred
speck
stick
waver
wince
worry
yield
blench
boggle
debate
falter
flinch
gobbet
holler
picket
ponder
qualms
recoil
shrink
shy at
sit in
sit-in
smitch
squawk
strike
throes
tittle
trivia
anxiety
balk at
boycott
dribble
driblet
dubiety
granule
handful
minimum
misgive
modesty
modicum
protest
shyness
smidgen
stickle
stumble
suspect
boggling
complain
demurral
demurrer
distrust
farthing
flyspeck
hang off
hesitate
hold off
minutiae
misdoubt
mistrust
molecule
nutshell
particle
pittance
question
scruples
spoonful
stick at
teach in
teach-in
tiny bit
wariness
back down
challenge
complaint
exception
faltering
grievance
hang back
hesitance
hesitancy
leeriness
misgiving
picketing
principle
pull back
punctilio
shrinking
stickling
strain at
suspicion
vacillate
be dubious
conscience
deliberate
diffidence
discomfort
hesitation
little bit
Pyrrhonism
reluctance
self-doubt
skepticism
thimbleful
uneasiness
bashfulness
be doubtful
better self
demonstrate
dubiousness
half-belief
have qualms
hem and haw
hum and haw
remonstrate
shrink from
smell a rat
apprehension
be diffident
be skeptical
be uncertain
doubtfulness
fight shy of
half believe
qualmishness
raise a howl
remonstrance
scrupulosity
awake a doubt
expostulation
remonstration
shilly-shally
skepticalness
squeamishness
meticulousness
point of honor
scrupulousness
second thought
suspiciousness
cry out against
distrustfulness
enter a protest
mistrustfulness
punctiliousness
reconsideration
second thoughts
shadow of doubt
trifling amount
call in question
make bones about
press objections
raise a question
stop to consider
throw doubt upon
total skepticism
conscientiousness
harbor suspicions
have reservations
pricking of heart
state a grievance
think twice about
apothecaries' unit
nonviolent protest
overscrupulousness
straddle the fence
treat with reserve
yell bloody murder
demonstrate against
grievance committee
indignation meeting
pangs of conscience
qualm of conscience
touch of conscience
voice of conscience
twinge of conscience
greet with skepticism
overconscientiousness
protest demonstration

Frequently asked questions

What is a synonym for scruple?

A common synonym for scruple is ace. Other synonyms include dab, dot, gag, jib.

How many synonyms does scruple have?

Scruple has 211 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does scruple mean?

(n): a weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram; hence, a very small quantity; a particle Example: "I will not bate thee a scruple.

Definition of scruple:

(n) : a weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram; hence, a very small quantity; a particle
"I will not bate thee a scruple. Shak."
(v) : to be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience; to regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question
"others long before them ... scrupled more the books of hereties than of gentiles. -Milton."
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Definition of scruple:

(n) : a weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram; hence, a very small quantity; a particle
"I will not bate thee a scruple. Shak."
(v) : to be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience; to regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question
"others long before them ... scrupled more the books of hereties than of gentiles. -Milton."
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