Vocabulary
Conscience
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a person’s moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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For more than two years now, the world has seen the horrors unfold in Gaza, where children have died under bombardment and, in many cases, endured treatment that has shocked the conscience.
Dawn Editorials —
The most vulnerable
— 2026-03-30
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Each air strike sends another wave of families onto the roads.The devastating Israeli bombardment of Gaza appears to have taught the world few lessons and has failed to stir the collective conscience of global leaders.
Dawn Editorials —
Looking for safety
— 2026-03-16
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The machines lack consciousness; we lost conscience a long time ago.
Dawn Editorials —
Betting abattoirs
— 2026-03-14
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Most judges in Pakistan carry a clear conscience, for they adjudicate upon cases before them according to the law, without partiality or preference.
Dawn Editorials —
Transcendental justice
— 2026-02-06
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The couple are the latest in the list of prisoners of conscience.The ruling set-up has weaponised Peca, which criminalises free comment, dealing a serious blow to whatever little democratic freedom is left.
Dawn Editorials —
Absent state accountability
— 2026-01-28
Synonyms
sense of right and wrong, sense of right, moral sense, still small voice, inner voice, voice within,
Curator example
“he had a guilty conscience about his desires”
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