TEETOTAL Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

teetotal

adjective

Definition of teetotal

as in abstemious

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Recent Examples of teetotal In short, the proportions of vervets who are teetotal, regular, and heavy drinkers are quite similar to those seen in humans. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 If the influencers believe that a teetotal life will bring them happiness, more power to them. — Ronnie Koenig, SELF, 10 Nov. 2025 There’s an extensive mocktail menu for teetotal partiers every night as well. — Terry Elward, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 Luxury brands, too, are progressively tapping into catering for an audience that’s closer to becoming teetotal than any other generation. — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 28 June 2025 No, again — the man sitting here today is virtually teetotal. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 6 June 2025

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Adjective

Lunchtimes are more abstemious with avocado and tuna packed poke bowls and watermelon salad at the W lounge.

— Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
His first term now looks practically abstemious.

— Erin Neil, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

Definition of abstemious

Adjective

The battery accounted for more than half of the drone’s total weight, forcing the students to account for its mass throughout the flight.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
The new options will bring the total count down to 254 seats from 278 on those planes.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of total

Adjective

Eco effort Water sufficiency—including water recycling for irrigation in their treatment plant—in a notoriously dry part of the island is a notable part of the resort’s sustainability efforts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Explore See latest videos, charts and news Now entering its 22nd edition, the cooler-than-dry-ice bill also includes Slayyyter, ADÉLA, Kim Petras, MUNA, Ninajirachi and Rico Nasty.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dry

Adjective

There’s a wonderful fraction of a second when the Villa fans in the Holte End have to adjust from impending despair to utter joy.

— Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Fall in Europe brings with it brisk temperatures that make sightseeing an utter joy, thinner crowds that leave room for locals, and an opportunity to experience cities in their most authentic light.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of utter

Adjective

The body of research on non-abstinent recovery has been growing as well.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Not everybody needs to spend the rest of their life totally abstinent with a cup of shitty coffee in a Styrofoam cup regurgitating platitudes.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of abstinent

Adjective

The association acknowledged concerns raised by DHS around fraud with commercial driver’s licenses, unqualified drivers and English language proficiency.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Safety advocates say fewer inspections mean fewer chances to take bad trucks and unqualified drivers off the road.

— John Kelly, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unqualified

Adjective

The lake creates a temperate microclimate that sustains one of the country’s most productive fruit-growing regions—and makes this the best possible place to forget a packed lunch.

— Mike Norton, Midwest Living, 26 Sep. 2026
At temperate northern latitudes, consecutive moonrises around Harvest Moon can therefore be separated by much less than the usual 50 minutes, and at some northern locations by only a few minutes.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of temperate

Adjective

My absolute dream is to be on a television comedy and just get to go to work and laugh all the time, and continue to write more of these shows and tour them.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The combined implication of transitivity and the infinitive verb is that, speaking conceptually, the artist engages a category of encounter that is absolute, while process and contingency govern the actuality of the work as a function of time.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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