" scruples "

1: a very small amount;

  * e.g., " ... went about her business without even a scruple of suspicion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aces,

•  bits,

•  crumbs,

•  dabs,

•  drams,

•  driblets,

•  glimmers,

•  hints,

•  licks,

•  little,

•  mites,

•  nips,

•  ounces,

•  particles,

•  peanuts,

•  rays,

•  scintillas,

•  shades,

•  shadows,

•  shreds,

•  skoshes,

•  smacks,

•  smells,

•  smidgens,

•  snaps,

•  soupçons,

•  sparks,

•  spatters,

•  specks,

•  splashes,

•  spots,

•  sprinklings,

•  strains,

•  streaks,

•  suspicions,

•  touches,

•  traces

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a very small piece;

  * e.g., " ... left just a scruple of asparagus on the plate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atoms,

•  bits,

•  crumbs,

•  dribbles,

•  flecks,

•  flyspecks,

•  grains,

•  granules,

•  molecules,

•  morsels,

•  motes,

•  nubbins,

•  nuggets,

•  particles,

•  patches,

•  scraps,

•  snippets,

•  snips,

•  specks,

•  tittles

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do;

  * e.g., " ... the survey showed that many students had few scruples about cheating on papers or exams "

•  Synonyms : 

•  compunctions,

•  misgivings,

•  qualms

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a very small amount;

  * e.g., " ... went about her business without even a scruple of suspicion "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ace,

•  bit,

•  crumb,

•  dab,

•  dram,

•  driblet,

•  glimmer,

•  hint,

•  lick,

•  little,

•  mite,

•  nip,

•  ounce,

•  particle,

•  peanuts,

•  ray,

•  scintilla,

•  shade,

•  shadow,

•  shred,

•  skosh,

•  smack,

•  smell,

•  smidgen,

•  snap,

•  soupçon,

•  spark,

•  spatter,

•  speck,

•  splash,

•  spot,

•  sprinkling,

•  strain,

•  streak,

•  suspicion,

•  tad,

•  touch,

•  trace

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a very small piece;

  * e.g., " ... left just a scruple of asparagus on the plate "

•  Synonyms : 

•  atom,

•  bit,

•  crumb,

•  dribble,

•  fleck,

•  flyspeck,

•  grain,

•  granule,

•  molecule,

•  morsel,

•  mote,

•  nubbin,

•  nugget,

•  particle,

•  patch,

•  scrap,

•  snip,

•  snippet,

•  speck,

•  tittle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do;

  * e.g., " ... the survey showed that many students had few scruples about cheating on papers or exams "

•  Synonyms : 

•  compunction,

•  misgiving,

•  qualm

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balances,

•  dithers,

•  falters,

•  halts,

•  hangs back,

•  hesitates,

•  shilly-shallies,

•  staggers,

•  teeters,

•  vacillates,

•  wavers,

•  wobbles

•  Antonyms : 

•  dives (in),

•  plunges (in)

1: to show uncertainty about the right course of action;

  * e.g., " ... a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities "

•  Synonyms : 

•  balance,

•  dither,

•  falter,

•  halt,

•  hang back,

•  hesitate,

•  shilly-shally,

•  stagger,

•  teeter,

•  vacillate,

•  waver,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

•  dive (in),

•  plunge (in)