as in mind
one's internal sense of right and wrong
Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner.
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Recent Examples of conscience
Venis seems unable to connect with his son; Jeff is wracked with a guilty conscience; Randall is terrified of his looming mortality; and Souper just wants to be loved.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Only a few people knew of Carr’s crisis of conscience — his immediate family, Allen, Olson, McKenzie, owner Mark Davis and one member of the media relations staff.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Memory of a Killer is a redemptive story about a man who is losing his memory but gaining a conscience.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
His influence in the public square is both moral and spiritual, often serving as the conscience of the faith before a watching world.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conscience
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025
Only a few people knew of Carr’s crisis of conscience — his immediate family, Allen, Olson, McKenzie, owner Mark Davis and one member of the media relations staff.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
Memory of a Killer is a redemptive story about a man who is losing his memory but gaining a conscience.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
His influence in the public square is both moral and spiritual, often serving as the conscience of the faith before a watching world.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for conscience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscience
Noun
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Adaptation keeps you top of mind when budgets tighten.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Carl Jung spoke of empty houses in dreams as the representation of the mind that needs to be explored.—
Hala Alyan
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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From the moment the book was announced, many commentators have questioned the morality of her estate and publisher profiting off such intensely private and essentially medical documents.—
Evelyn McDonnell
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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More to Explore Gamification, Then and Now Livia Gershon March 20, 2017 Nineteenth-century board games help to map public morality, from religious virtue to upward mobility.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
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The storied manufacturer faced criticism for what many saw as slipping standards on its production lines in recent years.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The festival’s heart lies in the Cour d’honneur of the Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and its original stage.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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My character is someone who’s been without his best friend and partner for three years.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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What this means is that attackers can apply additional characters in the target field, things like spaces and line breaks for example, so that the user only sees the legitimate-looking path and has no cause for concern that anything is amiss.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Conscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscience. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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