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abstinence

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of abstinence

1 voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites

  • a cleric vainly preaching abstinence in a world where self-indulgence is regarded as almost a virtue
Synonyms of abstinence

continence, self-abnegation, self-denial, sobriety, temperance
Words Related to abstinence

control, forbearance, restraint

discipline, self-command, self-control, self-discipline, self-mastery

asceticism, austerity
Near Antonyms of abstinence

gluttony, greed, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity

hedonism, sensuality, sybaritism
Antonyms of abstinence

self-indulgence

2 abstention from sexual intercourse

  • an AIDS-prevention program that relies primarily on abstinence
Synonyms of abstinence

celibacy, chasteness, chastity, continence
Words Related to abstinence

modesty, purity

honor, innocence, virginity, virtue
Near Antonyms of abstinence

debauchery, lechery, licentiousness, venery, wenching, whoring

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