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A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter or decision

A very small or insignificant amount

A very small piece (of something)

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

The characteristic of being tentative

The quality of being remorseful

A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

A principle of behavior in accordance with standards of right and wrong

A feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

To have doubts or suspicions about

To complain or raise objections

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Noun

A doubt or uncertainty concerning a matter or decision

mistrustfulness

reconsideration

second thoughts

twinge of doubt

pang of conscience

twinge of conscience

lack of confidence

distrustfulness

apprehensiveness

lack of faith in

lack of confidence in

lack of certainty

lack of conviction

butterflies in the stomach

incredulousness

screaming abdabs

bone of contention

sense of foreboding

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“He was not a first-class swordsman, but he had far more knowledge of the weapon than his opponent, and he had no scruple about using his knowledge.”

Noun

A very small or insignificant amount

drop in the bucket

smallest amount

miniscule amount

next to nothing

spit in the sea

drop in the ocean

a trifling amount

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“We are persuaded that there are minds, under the influence of this tendency, with which a scruple of doubt weighs more than a pound of positive argument.”

Noun

A very small piece (of something)

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“I gave him a mixture composed of one ounce of peeled pumpkin seed, made into an emulsion, to which I added a scruple of cowage and half an ounce of spirits of turpentine.”

Noun

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

statement of opposition

formal complaint

taking exception

argument against

difficulty with

howls of protest

howl of protest

chorus of disapproval

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

bone of contention

civil disobedience

moans and groans

statement of dissatisfaction

conflict of interest

misunderstanding

difference of opinion

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Noun

The characteristic of being tentative

procrastination

hemming and hawing

inconclusiveness

untrustworthiness

shilly-shallying

faint-heartedness

shillyshallying

second thoughts

lack of resolution

half-heartedness

sitting on the fence

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

distrustfulness

mistrustfulness

lack of certainty

lack of confidence

lack of conviction

feeble-mindedness

reconsideration

lack of enthusiasm

apprehensiveness

questionableness

confusion dilemma

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Noun

The quality of being remorseful

self-condemnation

self-castigation

self-flagellation

self-punishment

pangs of conscience

twinge of conscience

self-accusation

pang of conscience

twinge of remorse

second thoughts

twinges of conscience

guilty conscience

feelings of guilt

stab of conscience

prickings of conscience

a guilty conscience

a bad conscience

self-mortification

self-chastisement

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Noun

A sudden sharp pain or painful emotion

Noun

A principle of behavior in accordance with standards of right and wrong

principles of behavior

rule of conduct

standard of behaviour

moral philosophy

sense of morality

principle of right and wrong

moral principle

code of behavior^US

code of behaviour^UK

code of conduct

standard of behavior

cardinal virtue

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Noun

A feeling of sadness or disappointment over an occurrence

disconsolateness

dissatisfaction

downheartedness

heaviness of heart

broken-heartedness

mental suffering

emotional suffering

heavyheartedness

heavy-heartedness

apprehensiveness

stroke of bad luck

trials and tribulations

thorn in the flesh

pain in the rear

pain in the backside

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

dark night of the soul

unconsolability

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

reverse of fortune

heartbrokenness

nervous tension

serious accident

thorn in your side

hard row to hoe

hard mountain to climb

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Verb

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

have misgivings about

have qualms about

think twice about

have scruples about

vacillate about

have reservations about

mind doing something

drag one's feet over

drag one's heels over

blow hot and cold

sit on the fence

pussyfoot around

be unable to make up your mind

run hot and cold

be unable to decide

keep changing your mind

chop and change

be in two minds

be diffident about

be ambivalent about

feel uneasy about

have second thoughts

be in a quandary

be in a dilemma

be on the horns of a dilemma

drag your heels

stay in the background

be reluctant to come forward

be reluctant to

be bashful about

be indisposed to

be disinclined to

not be in favour of

be reluctant about

not have the heart to

be unwilling to

beat about the bush

dodge the issue

be non-committal

evade the issue

parry questions

sidestep the issue

duck the question

go from one extreme to the other

fudge the issue

beat around the bush

second-guessing yourself

work in sequence

act in sequence

take it in turns

be interspersed

occur in rotation

act reciprocally

take in rotation

follow one another

be noncommittal

make adjustments to

change gears on

have misgivings

be on the fence

will and will not

change direction

avoid the issue

play it close to the vest

skirt the issue

move back and forth

move backward and forward

move to and fro

shift ground about

straddle an issue

dodge the question

play your cards close to your chest

give nothing away

think something unlikely

lack conviction

harbour suspicions about

have hesitations about

express suspicions about

express reservations about

entertain doubts about

harbour reservations about

have suspicions about

have doubts about

hedge your bets

give the run around

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“You may safely infer that the foregoing hypothesis is so far incomplete and imperfect, which I shall not scruple to allow.”

Verb

To have doubts or suspicions about

harbor suspicion

call in question

be undetermined

be apprehensive of

give no credence

have reservations about

be suspicious of

have doubts about

have misgivings about

feel uneasy about

harbour suspicions about

have no confidence in

have no faith in

have suspicions about

call into question

be unconvinced about

be unsure about

lack confidence in

regard with suspicion

harbour reservations about

be sceptical of

have qualms about

feel apprehensive about

have reservations

be skeptical of

be sceptical about

feel chary about

smell a rat about

have a funny feeling about

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

take with a pinch of salt

be incredulous of

entertain doubts about

cast doubt upon

raise doubts about

have hesitations about

cast aspersions on

raise objections to

express reservations about

express suspicions about

be distrustful of

be mistrustful of

be uneasy about

take issue with

protest against

take a stand against

shoot full of holes

give no credence to

take exception to

struggle against

push back against

fly in the face of

shoot down in flames

make a stand against

have bone to pick

blow out of the water

refuse to accept

make a nonsense of

raise a question

bring into question

render null and void

cast aspersions upon

express concern

put under suspicion

drive a coach and horses through

poke full of holes

shake one's faith in

give the lie to

be in contention

be at loggerheads

say the opposite of

throw down the gauntlet

campaign against

not see eye to eye

put up an argument

put up a fight against

set your face against

stand up and be counted against

compete against

spare no effort

dissent against

declare to be untrue

pick an argument with

prove to be wrong

argue the pros and cons of

show to be wrong

bandy words concerning

show to be false

put up argument

have an argument about

give thumbs down to

prove to be false

agitate against

exchange views on

bat back and forth

be a dissenter from

call one's bluff

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Verb

To complain or raise objections

raise objections

kick up a stink

lodge a protest

express disagreement

take exception to

raise objections to

protest against

express disapproval

lodge a protest against

express disapproval of

express disagreement with

take issue with

take a stand against

make a fuss about

make an objection

kick up a stink about

kick up a fuss about

inveigh against

speak out against

oppose strongly

complain vociferously about

object strongly to

make a protest to

express objections

express objections to

remonstrate against

be in opposition

be in opposition to

have a problem with

draw the line at

raise objection

express opposition

voice disapproval

take up the cudgels

be displeased by

put the boot in

be on at someone

lodge a complaint

find fault with

express concern

make a complaint

express regret about

make a mountain out of a molehill

make a song and dance

fulminate against

kick up a rumpus

talk under your breath

scream bloody murder

make a big thing out of

make a big thing of

make a thing of

sound off about

bellyache about

complain vehemently about

be hypercritical

wring one's hands over

shed tears over

express sorrow about

eat your heart out

burst into tears

expostulate about

make a protest against

protest strongly at

declaim against

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

criticize severely

thunder against

remonstrate about

take great exception to

cry over spilt milk^UK

cry over spilled milk^US

beat one's breast about

beat one's breast

shoot off one's mouth

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