as in doubt
an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do
throughout her school years she cheated without compunction
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Recent Examples of compunction
The boundaries of the world are delineated neatly by your compunctions.
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
But other activists also give in when faced with enormous pressure from a state that has no compunction about arranging killings and targeting family members.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
And that includes absolutely no compunction about sharing the time Sharon decided to destroy husband Ozzy's drugs in an attempt to keep him sober.
—People Staff, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Notably, a factor behind the coup attempt was compunction about the granting of limited self-governance to Catalonia and the Basque country, which some members of the military feared was a prelude to the breakup of Spain.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
But other activists also give in when faced with enormous pressure from a state that has no compunction about arranging killings and targeting family members.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
And that includes absolutely no compunction about sharing the time Sharon decided to destroy husband Ozzy's drugs in an attempt to keep him sober.
—People Staff, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Notably, a factor behind the coup attempt was compunction about the granting of limited self-governance to Catalonia and the Basque country, which some members of the military feared was a prelude to the breakup of Spain.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compunction
Noun
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There is no doubt that the plan is ambitious and comprehensive.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
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The biggest news Tuesday was how the court was going to define the relevant market in the antitrust case, no doubt.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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For Jay Gatsby, a man of immense wealth and few scruples, almost nothing is beyond his voracious appetite for excess.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Luckily Florida has no such scruples.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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According to the fan, Nicholas Dickason, an 18-year-old Dallasite whose family owns season tickets four rows behind where Dumont sits, the Mavs governor expressed remorse for the decision to trade the star.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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But Coggins said that Salah still had not taken responsibility for his acts, and had expressed no remorse.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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While some senators expressed optimism about reaching a time agreement, any single objection could stall final passage.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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The judge can sustain objections to questions if foundation hasn’t been laid by previous testimony.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Fins blew out Buffalo 30-13 to snap the losing streak to their divison rivals and easing any qualms – at least for now.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Many residents favor stricter enforcement of immigration rules but have qualms about the current process.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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While many key figures—including Bush and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell—later expressed regret over the absence of WMDs and policy missteps, Cheney famously defended the invasion and the narrative around it in the following years.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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For viewers and those who had a hand in making the show, the only regret is that there isn’t more Patriot to devour.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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Robertas Petraitis, known from Lithuania’s 2026 Oscar contender The Southern Chronicles, stars as Andrius, who is full of grief and guilt after a masked intruder kills his secret lover Deividas (Elvinas Juodkazis), who is Lithuania’s most influential human rights activist.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Baramulla ultimately transcends its supernatural thriller form to become a parable about guilt, faith, and collective memory.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Compunction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compunction. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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