scruples
Definitions
Noun
- Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
- A unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- Uneasiness about the fitness of an action
- An ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
Verb
- Hesitate on moral grounds
- Raise scruples
- Have doubts about
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "scruples".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | syllables | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | scandals | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | squabbles | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | struggles | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | central's | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | samuels | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | schoolgirls | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | sparkles | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | stairwells | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | stumbles | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | citadel's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | salables | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | scalpels | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | scandal's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | scribbles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | seminoles | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | snackwell's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | snackwells | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | softballs | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | spaceballs | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | spitball's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | spoonfuls | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | spreckels | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | squiggles | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | startles | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | stempel's | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | stillwell's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | stockdale's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | stockpiles | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | straddles | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | strobel's | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | struggle's | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | superbowl's | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | superbowls | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | surgical's | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | swindles | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "scruples".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rules | 1 | 85 |
| 2 | supplies | 2 | 47 |
| 3 | couples | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | crumpled | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | couplers | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | scrapes | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | scrupulous | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | cruelest | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | scruple | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | cupples | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | crumple | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | ruple | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | sharples | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | scuppers | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | scuffles | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | scrapers | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | schultes | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | crumpler | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | crumbles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | cripples | 2 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "scruples" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "scruples" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "scruples" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "scruples".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 36
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Anna Kendrick donated entire profit of Netflix film to charity as it made her feel ‘gross’
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Birds, bees and other critters have scruples, and for good reason
May 23, 2017 University of California, Berkeley
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Scruples closing after 32 years but barber Dale Richards is far from done
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