Synonyms of abstaining (from)

abstaining (from)

verb

present participle of abstain (from)

as in keeping (from)

to resist the temptation of

had to abstain from solid food before her surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeping (from)
• withholding (from)
• refraining (from)
• avoiding
• forgoing
• denying
• forbearing
• abjuring
• refusing
• curbing
• checking
• eschewing
• shunning
• constraining
• inhibiting
• combating
• rejecting
• fighting
• repudiating
• bucking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• bowing (to)
• surrendering (to)
• succumbing (to)
• giving in (to)
• conceding (to)
• acquiescing (to)
• knuckling under (to)
• capitulating