INCONTINENCE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

incontinence

noun

Definition of incontinence

as in excess

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Recent Examples of incontinence Research has found that doing pelvic floor exercises can help with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and urinary incontinence, especially after prostate surgery. — Stacey Colino, Time, 9 June 2026 The Health Risks Patients Face Studies have reported patients suffering short- and long-term side effects from unregulated procedures, including heart problems, neurological changes, accidental infection with hepatitis and urinary incontinence. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 May 2026 Symptoms differ from strokes caused by a blockage in the brain, as a spinal stroke causes pain in the neck or back that radiates through the limbs, muscle weakness or numbness, incontinence and loss of sensation, such as feeling touch or temperature changes. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Unlike adult incontinence products, baby diapers are not regulated as medical devices under the Federal Drug Administration. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incontinence

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Noun

Jordan Cvetanovski, chairman and chief investment officer at Pella Funds, said demand for AI infrastructure remains strong as companies race to build computing capacity, but signs of speculative excess are beginning to emerge.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 July 2026
The rest of the trailer is filled with the kind of Eighties-style excess — with a gruesome tinge — that showcases what a good match Ellis and Murphy are for each other.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Definition of excess

Noun

This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026

Definition of licentiousness

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Rather, the term has come to stand for a range of attributes—intemperance, ordinariness, outsiderness, likability, spontaneity—that aren’t especially related philosophically, either to authenticity or to one another.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 June 2026
The power to issue absolute pardons, explicitly stipulated in the founding document, has been exploited with bipartisan intemperance.

— Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

Definition of intemperance

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Instead, cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema’s lens emphasizes the wildness of the landscape in a way that suggests how tentative civilization’s hold on this place is.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Salonen guided the Colburn Orchestra with flexible authority, imposing order or inciting wildness as the moment required.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of wildness

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Together, these dishes tell a story of a fair that’s evolving into louder, brighter and more playful dishes while still rooted in Iowa’s love of indulgence, nostalgia and big summer flavor.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 9 July 2026
And generally with these designers the matter of taste comes into play—be that Wun’s keenness for kitsch or Malhotra and Mishra’s indulgence.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 July 2026

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