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Synonyms for abstinence
ˈæb stə nənsab·sti·nence
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
abstinence
Abstinence from food commonly signifies going without; abstemiousness, partaking moderately; abstinence may be for a single occasion, abstemiousness is habitual moderation. Self-denial is giving up what one wishes; abstinence may be refraining from what one does not desire. Fasting is abstinence from food for a limited time, and generally for religious reasons. Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice. Total abstinence has come to signify the entire abstaining from intoxicating liquors.
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abstemiousness, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperanceAntonyms:
drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonnessPreposition:
The negative side of virtue is abstinence from vice.
Princeton's WordNet
abstinence, abstentionnoun
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Synonyms:
abstentionabstinencenoun
act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite
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abstention
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
abstinencenoun
Synonyms:
abstaining, refrainingabstinencenoun
Synonyms:
abstemiousness, soberness, temperance, moderation
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
abstinencenoun
Synonyms:
forbearance, temperance, self-denial, abstemiousness
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List of paraphrases for "abstinence":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#17149 | moderation | |
#20872 | fasting | |
#24124 | abstinence | |
#38214 | temperance | |
#41208 | sobriety | |
#54982 | continence | |
#57996 | celibacy | |
#64813 | abstention | |
#95106 | frugality |
How to use abstinence in a sentence?
Use, do not abuse neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Not only do kids have sex when you have an abstinence-only curriculum, they get pregnant more than those who have a comprehensive sexual education.
Especially for the liver transplant clinics or alcohol abuse clinics, it's important for them to recognize this rare condition, because they're the ones that monitor alcohol abstinence, and as you see in this case, the lab test results with urinary auto-brewery syndrome might be misinterpreted.
Regardless of what I did personally, I just think that abstinence is the only... 100 percent foolproof way to prevent pregnancy.
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The fact of the matter is that all of the funding and treatment that is being offered up today is focused on Suboxone, Narcan or some other medically-assisted treatment program and no one is looking at faith-based, abstinence-based treatment as a viable option.
Translations for abstinence
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- трезвеност, възържаниеBulgarian
- Enthaltsamkeit, Keuschheit, AbstinenzGerman
- vigilia, abstinenciaSpanish
- pidättyvyys, kieltäytyminen, raittius, pidättyminen, täysraittiusFinnish
- abstinenceFrench
- abstinentiaInterlingua
- astinenzaItalian
- alcoholonthouding, onthouding, geheelonthoudingDutch
- avholdenhet, avholdNorwegian
- abstynencja, wstrzemięźliwośćPolish
- abstinência, [[abstinência]] [[sexual]]Portuguese
- воздержание, трезвенность, абстиненцияRussian
- umerenost, samoodricanje, trezvenjaštvo, trezvenost, uzdržljivost, uzdržavanjeSerbo-Croatian
- avhållsamhet, kyskhet, absolutismSwedish
- การละเว้นThai
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