Compunction and Tenderness

Compunction

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

Tenderness and compunction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tenderness" instead a noun "Compunction".

Tenderness

Tenderness noun - Sympathetic concern for the well-being of others.

Compunction and tenderness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Tenderness".

Nearby Words: tender, tenderly

How words are described

real real compunction real tenderness
little little compunction little tenderness
less less compunction less tenderness
Cite this Source
Tenderness and Compunction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunction/tenderness
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