Synonyms of refrained (from)

refrained (from)

verb

past tense of refrain (from)

as in kept (from)

to resist the temptation of

couldn't refrain from ruffling her nephew's neatly combed hair whenever she saw him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kept (from)
• withheld (from)
• abstained (from)
• avoided
• denied
• forbore
• forwent
• abjured
• refused
• shunned
• eschewed
• constrained
• checked
• curbed
• inhibited
• rejected
• repudiated
• fought
• combated
• bucked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submitted (to)
• succumbed (to)
• yielded (to)
• bowed (to)
• surrendered (to)
• gave in (to)
• conceded (to)
• acquiesced (to)
• capitulated
• knuckled under (to)