scruples

Other forms of scruples

plural

scrupleses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scruples

What does scruples mean?

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

How many syllables are in scruples?

scruples has 2 syllables: scru-ples. The stress falls on "scru". In IPA it is /ˈskɹupəlz/.

What is another word for scruples?

Close synonyms include conscience, moral sense, sense of right and wrong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scruples a common word?

scruples is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.