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Synonyms for abstain from
verb abandon, reject- deny
- disavow
- discard
- disown
- eschew
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give up
- quit
- recant
- relinquish
- repudiate
- spurn
- waive
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- arrogate
- decline
- defect
- desert
- disclaim
- dump
- rat
- resign
- tergiversate
- turn
- abstain from
- apostacize
- cast off
- demit
- divorce oneself from
- drop out
- leave flat
- leave off
- opt out
- sell out
- swear off
- take the pledge
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- walk out on
- wash hands of
Antonyms for abstain from
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to abstain from
abjure
verb. give up
dispense with
verb. omit; do away with
do without
verb. get along without
doing without
verb. get along without
renounce
verb. abandon, reject
- abdicate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abstain from
- apostacize
- arrogate
- cast off
- decline
- defect
- demit
- deny
- desert
- disavow
- discard
- disclaim
- disown
- divorce oneself from
- drop out
- dump
- eschew
- forgo
- forsake
- forswear
- give up
- leave flat
- leave off
- opt out
- quit
- rat
- recant
- relinquish
- repudiate
- resign
- sell out
- spurn
- swear off
- take the pledge
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- throw off
- throw over
- toss over
- turn
- waive
- walk out on
- wash hands of
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.