SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase sense of right and wrong. (close relations)
Definition of SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG
Best Alternative Words for SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG
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| conscience | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions • conformity to one's own sense of right conduct • a feeling of shame when you do something immoral | ||||||||
| ethics | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong • the philosophical study of moral values and rules | ||||||||
| morality | nounn | |||||||
noun • concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct • motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | ||||||||
| values | nounn | |||||||
noun • beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | ||||||||
| principles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • a rule or standard especially of good behavior • a basic truth or law or assumption • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • rule of personal conduct • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | ||||||||
| scruples | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||||
| moral sense | nounn | |||||||
noun • motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | ||||||||
