moral sense

Questions about moral sense

What is another word for moral sense?

It depends which moral sense you mean. In the sense “motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions”, the synonyms are conscience, scruples, sense of right and wrong. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of moral sense?

WordNet records no antonym for moral sense. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for moral sense come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of moral sense

• Full entry for moral senseAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for moral senseWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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