Synonyms for conscience
ˈkɒn ʃənscon·science

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.4 / 20 votes

1. conscience

   Synonyms:
   sense, intuition, integrity, principle

   Antonyms:
   license

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1. conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrongnoun

   motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

   Synonyms:
   moral sense, sense of right and wrong, scruples

2. consciencenoun

   conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

   "a person of unflagging conscience"

   Synonyms:
   moral sense, sense of right and wrong, scruples

3. consciencenoun

   a feeling of shame when you do something immoral

   "he has no conscience about his cruelty"

   Synonyms:
   moral sense, sense of right and wrong, scruples

Matched Categories

1. • Ethical Motive
   • Morality
   • Shame

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1. conchenx

   conchenx is a person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour.

   "he had a guilty conscience about his desires"

   Submitted by Conchenxshoes on July 3, 2019  

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1. consciencenoun

   Synonyms:
   moral sense, moral faculty, the still small voice

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1. consciencenoun

   Associated words:
   casuistry, erinys, compunction, qualm

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1. List of paraphrases for "conscience":

   consciousness, awareness, conscientious, aware, conciencia, conscious, opinion, self-awareness, objector

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How to use conscience in a sentence?

1. Black Americans:

   I must follow the dictates of my conscience and resign as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs.

2. Thiruman Archunan:

   The conscience is a right mix of instinct, reason and culture. The conscience itself is not a truth but it has an ability to access the truth. But the very conscience is assembled only by the reason.

3. Clive Staples Lewis:

   Of all tyrannies a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

4. Henry Hon:

   When a person's conscience alerts them to an offense that is causing a rift in a relationship, it is important to attempt to reconcile quickly with the offended person.

5. Dmitry Rogozin:

   Get off, you moron ! otherwise, the death of International Space Station will be on your conscience.