scrupled in English
verb
1
hesitate or be reluctant to do something that one thinks may be wrong.
she doesn't scruple to ask her parents for money
synonyms:hesitate tobe reluctant tobe loath tohave qualms abouthave scruples abouthave misgivings abouthave reservations aboutthink twice aboutbalk todemur torecoil fromshrink fromshy away fromflinch from
verb
hesitate tobe reluctant tobe loath tohave qualms abouthave scruples abouthave misgivings abouthave reservations aboutthink twice aboutbalk todemur torecoil fromshrink fromshy away fromflinch from
Use "scrupled" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "scrupled" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "scrupled", or refer to the context using the word "scrupled" in the English Dictionary.
1. The man scrupled to perjure himself.
2. Synonyms for Baulked at include fought shy of, demurred from, flinched from, recoiled from, scrupled about, hung back from, had misgivings about, had scruples about, had qualms about and scrupled to