Cause and Scruples

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Scruples and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scruples" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Scruples noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

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Cause and scruples are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Scruples".

common	common cause	common scruples
little	little cause	little scruples
bad	bad cause	bad scruples
moral	moral cause	moral scruples
Other adjectives: less, higher.

Thicker Than Water: Jim's sons override his scruples on leading them into a life of crime on the grounds that saving their mother from the income tax people is a good cause.

Source: Literature / The Stainless Steel Rat
Horrified, Macduff refuses, and then Malcolm explains it was a test and he's actually Purity Personified, and knowing Macduff has scruples means he can join the righteous cause of toppling Macbeth.

Source: Theatre / Macbeth
The moral scruples of Joe Young cause Maxxx to use a stunt cock - a double for the missionary - in penetration scenes, leaving him the acting... and some softcore porn.

Source: Film / Orgazmo

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