Synonyms of abstemiousness

abstemiousness

noun

as in dieting

Related Words

• dieting

Dissimilar Words

• gluttony
• overeating
• intemperance
• overindulgence
• immoderation
• gluttonousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abstemiousness

The effects of such abstemiousness are less clear, though a pair of new movies point in two very different interpretative directions. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

The book promises that an abundant future is possible—a savvy framing, because some environmentalists often claim that the path to well-being runs through abstemiousness, a message that does not tend to resonate with broad swaths of society. — Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025