🧠conscience

noun
/ˈkɒnʃəns/

Meaning

An inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's actions.
an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior

Example Sentences

Her conscience told her to admit the mistake.

His conscience prevented him from lying to his parents about his grades.

Example Expressions

a guilty conscience

Synonyms

morality, ethics, principles, scruples, integrity, moral sense, inner voice
Entry 1
morality, ethics, principles, scruples, integrity
Entry 2
moral sense, ethics, scruples, inner voice

Antonyms

immorality, corruption, wickedness, amorality, unscrupulousness
Entry 1
immorality, corruption, wickedness
Entry 2
amorality, unscrupulousness, immorality

Collocations

clear conscience, guilty conscience, prick of conscience, matter of conscience
Entry 1
clear conscience, guilty conscience, prick of conscience
Entry 2
clear conscience, guilty conscience, matter of conscience

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