compunctions

plural of compunction

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of compunctions Russia and Ukraine show no compunctions about killing the civilians of their enemy. Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025 The boundaries of the world are delineated neatly by your compunctions. Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compunctions
Noun
  • Some doubts still lingered as to whether Jax was, indeed, Gracie's puppy.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why Rotary members, also embedded in these same communities, have played a vital role in not just funding and organizing campaigns, but also dispelling doubts and ensuring no child is left behind.
    Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Many residents favor stricter enforcement of immigration rules but have qualms about the current process.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Much of Jana’s campaign echoes the qualms already raised by the other activists in the stock, including the company’s potential to unlock value by reinvigorating the business as a standalone company with a new CEO and/or monetizing the real estate, or even selling the entire company.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were two major objections that were raised to the scenario of a rotating Earth, and neither one was successfully addressed until the Renaissance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Oct. 2025
  • But Republicans quickly overcame her objections and the Senate went home.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Luckily Florida has no such scruples.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Whether Powell’s tip of the hat to the doves reflects merely a courtesy or deeper misgivings about cuts will be central to Fed analysis in the coming weeks.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His Conservative government also made its misgivings clear about England players taking the knee before Euro 2020.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Compunctions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compunctions. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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