What is another word for compunction?
1004 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kəmpˈʌŋkʃən], [ kəmpˈʌŋkʃən], [ k_ə_m_p_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ʃ_ə_n]
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Similar words for compunction:
- cause (noun)
- compassion (noun)
- conscience (noun)
- contrition (noun)
- feeling (noun)
- moral sense (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- penance (noun)
- penitence (noun)
- pity (noun)
- qualm (noun)
- regret (noun)
- remorse (noun)
- repentance (noun)
- scruple (noun)
- shame (noun)
- solicitude (noun)
- uneasiness (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Compunction:
n.
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- hesitation.
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- certain,
- reservation.
- enforcement,
- provocation,
- mainspring,
- drive,
- force,
- determinant,
- factor,
- evocation,
- cause,
- action,
- motive,
- effectuation,
- source,
- execution,
- grounds,
- inspiration,
- compulsion,
- root,
- origination,
- basis,
- generation,
- elicitation,
- stimulus,
- motivator.
- empathy,
- humaneness,
- sackcloth and ashes,
- dyspathy,
- sorriness,
- qualm,
- repentance,
- penance,
- queasiness,
- contriteness,
- shrifts,
- rue,
- uneasiness,
- insecurity,
- remorse,
- shame,
- penalty,
- pity,
- pangs of conscience,
- compassion,
- shrift,
- softheartedness,
- tenderheartedness,
- in security,
- self-flagellation,
- penitence,
- expiation,
- solicitude,
- regret,
- lenity,
- self-reproach,
- humanities.
- sackcloth ashes,
- selfflagellations,
- expiations,
- sackcloth ash,
- self flagellation,
- sackcloth and ash,
- selfflagellation,
- self flagellations,
- self-flagellations.
- in-security,
- dis quiets,
- mis doubt,
- un-certainty,
- mis-giving,
- mis doubts,
- dis-quiets,
- re-monstrance,
- in-securities,
- un eases,
- mis-doubt,
- dis quiet,
- in-decisions,
- in-decision,
- re monstrance,
- fore boding,
- un-certainties,
- in decisions,
- mis giving,
- un-ease,
- mis-trust,
- in decision,
- fore bodings,
- in securities,
- re-monstrances,
- mis trusts,
- re monstrances,
- un-eases,
- un certainty,
- un certainties,
- mis-doubts,
- pre-sentiments,
- mis trust,
- pre sentiments,
- fore-boding,
- pre-sentiment,
- dis-quiet.
- skeleton in cupboard,
- Pudency,
- shamefacedness,
- stupefaction,
- loss of face,
- skeleton in the cupboard.
- dis-pleasure,
- dis beliefs,
- un easinesses,
- dis-belief,
- dis pleasure,
- in-quietudes,
- dis-content,
- un-rest,
- in-stabilities,
- dis contents,
- in quietudes,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis pleasures,
- un easiness,
- in quietude,
- in stability,
- in stabilities,
- in-stability,
- queasinesses,
- dis-beliefs,
- dis content,
- un-easiness,
- dis-contents,
- in-quietude,
- un rest,
- un-rests,
- un-easinesses,
- dis belief,
- dyspathies.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words:- foundation,
- beat back,
- generator,
- right hand,
- abrasion,
- chastity,
- performance,
- touch on,
- bitterly,
- smash,
- pertain,
- requiem,
- allow,
- shine,
- litigate,
- hesitate,
- epitope,
- abasement,
- blistering,
- rap,
- prick,
- propitiation,
- downhearted,
- acerb,
- feel for,
- contrite,
- intuitive feeling,
- collar,
- proficient,
- hold,
- beef cattle,
- glumness,
- right wing,
- solicitousness,
- carrying out,
- fearfulness,
- have,
- repercussion,
- necrosis,
- agent,
- murder,
- acrid,
- repulse,
- elegy,
- military action,
- make,
- marching,
- confrontation,
- coevals,
- downcast,
- etymon,
- rightfield,
- induce,
- take up,
- grudge,
- inducement,
- legal action,
- roar,
- trouble,
- border district,
- broker,
- boeuf,
- have to do with,
- bumble,
- impinge on,
- depressed,
- melancholic,
- disquiet,
- ascendent,
- substitute,
- bitingly,
- bound,
- acerbity,
- determiner,
- murmuring,
- dreary,
- coerce,
- butt,
- carry through,
- grieve,
- quetch,
- break,
- effort,
- campaign,
- charge,
- except,
- bemoan,
- curtilage,
- indisposition,
- reverberate,
- disavowal,
- incitement,
- notion,
- cornerstone,
- bewail,
- lamentable,
- resile,
- correctitude,
- come across,
- determining factor,
- in effect,
- ruthfulness,
- dissonance,
- edge,
- come to,
- action mechanism,
- dependable,
- glooming,
- backbite,
- reputability,
- near,
- lawsuit,
- sexual morality,
- stimulant,
- mental reservation,
- full,
- soreness,
- chance on,
- stirring,
- self-hatred,
- factor out,
- rethink,
- tactile sensation,
- respectable,
- writ of execution,
- driving force,
- business concern,
- remorseful,
- kick back,
- force out,
- acid,
- rootage,
- catch,
- gloominess,
- border,
- proper,
- creation,
- chagrin,
- flop,
- force-out,
- obsession,
- disgrace,
- elision,
- slaying,
- motivation,
- pain,
- implementation,
- sorry,
- reservoir,
- case,
- condole with,
- brainchild,
- military unit,
- penalisation,
- dread,
- pressure,
- grim,
- opponent,
- spirit,
- whole,
- tug,
- enemy,
- bounce,
- edginess,
- just,
- lugubriousness,
- disfavour,
- tactual sensation,
- take issue,
- impress,
- vitriolic,
- motor,
- self-abnegation,
- sense of right and wrong,
- germ,
- squinch,
- somberness,
- founding,
- gall,
- safe,
- down,
- adjoin,
- labour,
- divisor,
- inception,
- cunt,
- suspension,
- moral sense,
- pinch,
- touch,
- carrying into action,
- fall,
- self-distrust,
- accomplish,
- moral excellence,
- causal agency,
- abnegation,
- properness,
- decently,
- bellyache,
- induction,
- wholly,
- interest,
- breathing in,
- thrill,
- incentive,
- suspiciousness,
- impression,
- sombreness,
- walk out,
- decent,
- instruction execution,
- ram,
- demonstrate,
- malaise,
- grogginess,
- dishonor,
- taciturnity,
- natural process,
- bang,
- touch sensation,
- parkway,
- screech,
- question,
- movement,
- gnarl,
- thoughtfulness,
- executing,
- take a hop,
- take exception,
- torment,
- murmur,
- yard,
- book,
- plain,
- hale,
- expert,
- driving,
- force back,
- acrimonious,
- informant,
- arrest,
- venerate,
- complain,
- sickness,
- grumbling,
- violence,
- motivative,
- excise,
- instauration,
- penalization,
- work stoppage,
- inquietude,
- beneficial,
- croak,
- opposite,
- humanistic discipline,
- honest,
- oppositeness,
- incertitude,
- happen upon,
- effect,
- refer,
- wedge,
- mistrust,
- private road,
- storm,
- gloomful,
- discover,
- pureness,
- doubtfulness,
- self-abasement,
- assume,
- merit,
- guiltiness,
- exchange,
- repent,
- flavor,
- antigenic determinant,
- caustic,
- mutter,
- military force,
- satisfaction,
- growl,
- driveway,
- differ,
- base,
- sinking,
- bowl over,
- sinlessness,
- threnody,
- ground,
- coercion,
- qualification,
- excruciation,
- sue,
- correctly,
- coin,
- intermit,
- initiation,
- capital punishment,
- painstakingness,
- fundament,
- personnel,
- self-mortification,
- summoning,
- honor,
- sulfurous,
- score,
- stutter,
- acrimony,
- corrasion,
- aspiration,
- hunch,
- upright,
- somber,
- irritation,
- defence,
- butt against,
- compassionate,
- root word,
- need,
- stem,
- business organization,
- rancor,
- shrink,
- collide with,
- drear,
- low-spirited,
- inhalation,
- take,
- parade,
- fall upon,
- taunt,
- drab,
- abashment,
- all,
- manifestation,
- rancour,
- acerbic,
- unspoilt,
- abut,
- kicking,
- afterthought,
- commodity,
- deplore,
- execution of instrument,
- opinion,
- heartbreak,
- dispute,
- resistance,
- ten-strike,
- wrawl,
- dirge,
- in force,
- quail,
- savvy,
- disfavor,
- innovation,
- military reserve,
- coronach,
- occupy,
- ride,
- anxiousness,
- aim,
- honorable,
- totally,
- overplus,
- meticulousness,
- sealed,
- holler,
- ignominy,
- motivating,
- well,
- grinding,
- skillful,
- business,
- stimulate,
- feel,
- multiplication,
- skreak,
- presentation,
- commiseration,
- belief,
- borderland,
- evidence,
- impel,
- seed,
- dear,
- crab,
- yawl,
- right-hand,
- precariousness,
- razz,
- ululation,
- gainsay,
- flush,
- wavering,
- plethora,
- rallying,
- shrinkage,
- look,
- sphacelus,
- summon,
- ill,
- take root,
- cringe,
- low,
- interruption,
- tantalise,
- propagation,
- deplorable,
- exclusion,
- rumble,
- revere,
- correct,
- keen,
- resist,
- sombre,
- author,
- intermission,
- muttering,
- skreigh,
- incitation,
- genesis,
- fright,
- restlessness,
- screak,
- come up,
- skeleton,
- ruthful,
- solution,
- discernment,
- causa,
- headache,
- punishment,
- self-doubt,
- jaundice,
- groundwork,
- repel,
- mournfulness,
- unity,
- stumble,
- nip,
- rumbling,
- reference,
- leniency,
- scratch,
- backfire,
- settle,
- pathos,
- crusade,
- deplorably,
- discrepancy,
- component,
- justly,
- ululate,
- rag,
- unhappiness,
- whiteness,
- demo,
- innocence,
- unease,
- chance upon,
- lamentably,
- ricochet,
- mourning,
- radical,
- spring,
- trade good,
- plaint,
- ailment,
- backlash,
- tenderness,
- resentment,
- semiconsciousness,
- virulent,
- vexation,
- dissension,
- distrust,
- woefully,
- master of architecture,
- virtuousness,
- completely,
- distressing,
- move,
- twit,
- twitch,
- push,
- execute,
- liberal arts,
- beginning,
- ripe,
- consideration,
- divine guidance,
- get,
- rightfulness,
- stupor,
- ingredient,
- effective,
- smasher,
- vex,
- attaint,
- secure,
- affect,
- hurt,
- awe,
- superfluity,
- ascendant,
- flinch,
- wholeness,
- gangrene,
- disquietude,
- veneration,
- military group,
- soundly,
- thoroughly,
- mint,
- factor in,
- vacillation,
- force play,
- flabbergast,
- sound off,
- natural action,
- compensate,
- tlc,
- reason,
- mighty,
- dislike,
- wince,
- set aside,
- element,
- blue,
- action at law,
- dubiousness,
- divergence,
- redress,
- salutary,
- foeman,
- come upon,
- sure,
- down in the mouth,
- mobilize,
- fulfil,
- skilful,
- booking,
- determinative,
- taking into custody,
- self-renunciation,
- meticulosity,
- altogether,
- marching music,
- second-stringer,
- variance,
- stammer,
- light upon,
- stab,
- bait,
- appropriate,
- tease,
- motif,
- call up,
- mass meeting,
- stockpile,
- butt on,
- torture,
- compassionateness,
- reverence,
- uncertainness,
- strickle,
- thrust,
- piercingly,
- aright,
- dingy,
- expunge,
- kvetch,
- one,
- strength,
- wee small voice,
- understanding,
- input,
- irresistible impulse,
- tantalize,
- dispirited,
- intake,
- dishonour,
- backlog,
- fellow feeling,
- right on,
- intuition,
- relate,
- earmark,
- tone,
- gene,
- properly,
- woefulness,
- power,
- cistron,
- tap,
- attain,
- presentment,
- dark,
- labor,
- activeness,
- deciding,
- black bile,
- reticence,
- sulphurous,
- push back,
- unspoiled,
- modestness,
- sheepishness,
- self-consciousness,
- flavour,
- beat up,
- arts,
- defense,
- footing,
- howling,
- foe,
- penitentially,
- veracious,
- rectify,
- repentantly,
- muster up,
- boot,
- run into,
- adept,
- rootle,
- ancestor,
- tweet,
- causal factor,
- waver,
- rout,
- suffering,
- drum up,
- rebound,
- wail,
- yowl,
- tartness,
- smell,
- funk,
- serious,
- paltriness,
- biting,
- carry out,
- process,
- death penalty,
- entirely,
- grouch,
- dubiety,
- monstrance,
- institution,
- theme,
- disconsolate,
- care,
- squeeze,
- activity,
- exhibit,
- suit,
- bear on,
- brokenheartedness,
- forcefulness,
- mightily,
- lenience,
- honour,
- origin,
- skeleton in the closet,
- disagree,
- sympathize with,
- practiced,
- causal agent,
- thorniness,
- steady down,
- mar,
- uncomfortableness,
- yammer,
- settle down,
- aggravation,
- fulfill,
- sting,
- rush,
- detrition,
- antecedent,
- determining,
- powerful,
- sulky,
- herb of grace,
- stimulation,
- give up,
- unhappily,
- mobilise,
- introduction,
- sound,
- scold,
- constituent,
- mildness,
- contemporaries,
- right field,
- dismal,
- estimable,
- self-denial,
- muster,
- sultan of swat,
- marchland,
- pitiful.
- grouse,
- disapproval,
- guilt,
- strike,
- remonstrance,
- challenge,
- contrition,
- concern,
- Remonstration,
- apprehensiveness,
- demonstration,
- anxiety,
- sit-in,
- unwillingness,
- sorrow,
- throes,
- self-reproof,
- disagreement,
- shrinking,
- diffidence,
- punctiliousness,
- grief,
- voice of conscience,
- sorrowfulness,
- falter,
- doubt,
- recoil,
- pangs,
- regretfulness,
- beef,
- ruefulness,
- agony,
- grievance,
- squeamishness,
- bad conscience,
- howl,
- qualmishness,
- sympathy,
- second thoughts,
- demur,
- hesitancy,
- expostulation,
- gripe,
- embarrassment,
- fear,
- guilty conscience,
- grumble,
- funny feeling,
- qualms,
- complaint,
- scrupulousness,
- conscientiousness,
- suspicion,
- uncertainty,
- better self,
- indignation meeting,
- Boggling,
- bitterness,
- disclaimer,
- anguish,
- nausea,
- sadness,
- shyness,
- objection,
- faltering,
- rally,
- woe,
- misgivings,
- protest,
- sinking feeling,
- boggle,
- disinclination,
- exception,
- denial,
- apprehension,
- boycott,
- Stickling,
- demurrer,
- scruples,
- worry,
- march,
- reserve,
- ruth,
- demurral,
- doubts,
- twinge,
- protestation,
- squawk,
- self-condemnation,
- kick,
- teach-in,
- Picketing,
- atonement,
- bitch,
- hesitance,
- pang,
- dissent,
- opposition,
- discomfort,
- mortification,
- humiliation,
- pause,
- Scrupulosity,
- second thought,
- penitently,
- grievance committee,
- bashfulness,
- reluctance,
- stab of conscience.
Paraphrases for Compunction:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
remorse.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
conscience.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
hesitation.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hypernym for Compunction:
n.
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feeling
guilt trip, repentance, guilt feelings, guilty conscience, guilt, penitence, penance.
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feeling
Hyponym for Compunction:
n.
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feeling
ruefulness, sorrow, regret, rue.
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feeling
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