Synonyms of abstinent

abstinent

adjective

as in ascetic

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 & Similar Words

• ascetic
• ascetical
• abstemious
• temperate
• sober
• continent
• self-denying
• self-abnegating
• abstentious
• austere
• disciplined
• self-controlled
• self-disciplined
• self-governed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gluttonous
• hedonistic
• sensual
• greedy
• voracious
• voluptuous
• rapacious
• self-indulgent
• sybaritic
• masturbatory
• onanistic
• voluptuary
• self-pleasing
• Cyrenaic