Synonyms of conscience

conscience

noun

as in mind

one's internal sense of right and wrong

Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner.

Related Words

• mind
• morality
• morals
• ethics
• principles
• values
• scruples
• standards
• heart
• character
• gut
• soul
• blood
• belly
• breast
• bosom
• core
• bone(s)
• inside
• inner space
• quick
• heartstrings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conscience

The film starts in Paris but Taro’s story begins in her native Leipzig in 1932, where Gerta Pohorylle, as she is then known, is a young woman whose political conscience is awakened by the rise of fascism. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026

Those executive departments and agencies cannot in good conscience continue to support the Smithsonian under current leadership by, for example, loaning artifacts for exhibits, enabling procurement processes and making discretionary grants. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Murdoch, meanwhile, wonders if his bold new hire has gone too far — and emerges, somewhat surprisingly, as this story’s dry, wary conscience. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

The attack compounds his sense of exclusion, his already guilty conscience. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026