Confession and Compunction

Confession

Confession noun - An open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself.

Compunction and confession are semantically related in penitence topic. In some cases you can use "Compunction" instead a noun "Confession".

Compunction

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

Confession and compunction are semantically related in penitence topic. Sometimes you can use "Confession" instead a noun "Compunction".

How words are described

obvious obvious confession obvious compunction
real real confession real compunction
little little confession little compunction
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Compunction and Confession. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/confession/compunction
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Compunction or Confession. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/confession/compunction.
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