Compunction and Certainty

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Compunction noun - An uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do.

Usage example: throughout her school years she cheated without compunction

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Certainty is an antonym for compunction.

Certainty noun - A state of mind in which one is free from doubt.

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Compunction is an antonym for certainty.

Nearby Words: certain, certainly

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Certainty and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/certainty

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