Conscience
Conscience noun - Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.
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Synonyms for Conscience
Work and conscience are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a noun "Conscience".
Work
Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.
Conscience and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Conscience" instead a noun "Work".
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Both words in one sentence
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Well-Intentioned Extremist: Paul von Oberstein is an example of a "protagonist" with no apparent conscience, whose role is to essentially do the dirty work that Reinhard simply won't.
- Subverted in that it really doesn't work - they're relying solely on the perp's guilty conscience, since the therapist's assistant explicitly states this won't work to the detectives.
Source: Once for Yes, Twice for No -
However, he does have a conscience and is a highly competent investigator when he can be bothered to put the work in.
Source: Hidden Depths
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Work and Conscience. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conscience/work
Conscience & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conscience/work>.
Work or Conscience. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conscience/work.
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