Definition of self-denying
:showing self-denial
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self-denying Synonyms
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abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober, temperateAntonyms
self-indulgentRelated Words
ascetic (also ascetical), austere; disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governedNear Antonyms
gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious; Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary; masturbatory, onanisticLearn More about self-denying
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