Synonyms of abstain (from)

abstain (from)

verb

əb-ˈstān 

as in to keep (from)

to resist the temptation of

had to abstain from solid food before her surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keep (from)
• refrain (from)
• avoid
• withhold (from)
• forgo
• forbear
• deny
• abjure
• refuse
• shun
• check
• curb
• eschew
• constrain
• inhibit
• reject
• combat
• repudiate
• fight
• buck

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• succumb (to)
• surrender (to)
• bow (to)
• give in (to)
• concede (to)
• acquiesce (to)
• capitulate
• knuckle under (to)