Synonyms of scrupled

scrupled

verb

past tense of scruple

as in hesitated

to show uncertainty about the right course of action

a tabloid journalist who has never scrupled to reveal the most intimate details about the lives of celebrities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• faltered
• wabbled
• hung back
• vacillated
• debated
• waited
• dithered
• wavered
• staggered
• paused
• halted
• balanced
• teetered
• swayed
• wobbled
• lingered
• shilly-shallied
• hemmed
• pondered
• hawed
• procrastinated
• dawdled
• deliberated
• delayed
• equivocated
• weighed
• considered
• backed down
• dallied
• hedged
• chickened (out)
• waffled
• oscillated
• pussyfooted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decided
• plunged (in)
• continued
• dived (in)
• stirred
• dove (in)
• advanced
• budged