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Synonyms for abstaining
verb hold back from doingAntonyms for abstaining
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
abstinence
noun. restraint from desires, especially physical desires
ascetic
adjective. self-denying
denial
noun. dismissal, refusal of belief in
- abstaining
- adjuration
- brush-off
- cold shoulder
- contradiction
- controversion
- declination
- disallowance
- disapproval
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- dismissing
- disproof
- dissent
- forswearing
- gainsaying
- nay
- negation
- negative
- nix
- no way
- nonacceptance
- noncommittal
- prohibition
- protestation
- rebuff
- rebuttal
- refraining
- refusing
- refutal
- refutation
- rejecting
- rejection
- renegement
- renouncement
- renunciation
- repudiating
- repudiation
- repulse
- retraction
- statement abnegation
- turndown
- veto
on the wagon
adjective. not drinking alcohol
sober
adjective. calm, peaceful; dull
- abnegating
- abstaining
- clear-headed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- constrained
- cool
- dark
- disciplined
- dispassionate
- down-to-earth
- drab
- earnest
- eschewing
- forgoing
- grave
- hard-boiled
- imperturbable
- inhibited
- levelheaded
- low-key
- lucid
- no-nonsense
- pacific
- plain
- practical
- quiet
- rational
- realistic
- reasonable
- reserved
- restrained
- sedate
- serene
- serious
- severe
- soft
- solemn
- somber
- sound
- staid
- steady
- subdued
- toned down
- unexcited
- unimpassioned
- unruffled
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.