self–denial

1 the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired dieting is an endless exercise in self-denial Synonyms abnegation, renouncement, repudiation, self-denialRelated Words denial, refusal; relinquishment, resignation, surrender; self-abnegation, self-renunciationNear Antonyms acceptance; adoption, embrace, embracement, espousalAntonyms indulgence, self-indulgence

2 voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites self-indulgent even when she was poor, she wasn't about to practice self-denial after getting rich Synonyms continence, self-abnegation, self-denial, sobriety, temperanceRelated Words control, forbearance, restraint; discipline, self-command, self-control, self-discipline, self-mastery; asceticism, austerityNear Antonyms gluttony, greed, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity; hedonism, sensuality, sybaritismAntonyms self-indulgence