Synonyms of abstained (from)

abstained (from)

verb

past tense of abstain (from)

as in kept (from)

to resist the temptation of

had to abstain from solid food before her surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kept (from)
• withheld (from)
• refrained (from)
• avoided
• denied
• abjured
• forbore
• refused
• forwent
• eschewed
• shunned
• checked
• constrained
• curbed
• inhibited
• rejected
• repudiated
• combated
• fought
• bucked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• succumbed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• yielded (to)
• bowed (to)
• gave in (to)
• conceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• capitulated
• knuckled under (to)