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abstinent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of abstinent

given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites

grew up in a family where abstinent behavior was expected and self-indulgence of any kind was scorned and castigated

Synonyms of abstinent

abstemious, abstentious, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober, temperate

Words Related to abstinent

ascetic (also ascetical), austere

disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governed

Near Antonyms of abstinent

gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious

Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary

masturbatory, onanistic

Antonyms of abstinent

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