Synonyms for
Conscience
Definition
Conscience is a person's inner sense of what is right and wrong.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- clear conscience
- guilty conscience
- prick of conscience
- ease one's conscience
- troubled conscience
- quiet conscience
- follow one's conscience
Word family
noun conscience
adjective conscientious
Usage note
Conscience refers to a person's moral sense of right and wrong. It is often used in contrast to external laws or pressures. The adjective 'conscientious' means diligent and careful.
Example sentences
- She always follows her conscience when making decisions.
- His conscience was bothering him after he cheated on the test.
- I have a guilty conscience after breaking my mom's favorite vase.
- It's important to listen to your conscience and do the right thing.
- Her conscience was clear because she had done nothing wrong.
Quotes
The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who investigate heresies must be heretics. - G.K. Chesterton
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. - Benjamin Franklin
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis. - Dalai Lama