refrainment
NOUN
soberness
Synonyms
STRONG
abnegation
abstemiousness
abstinence
asceticism
astringency
austerity
conservatism
constraint
continence
control
discretion
dryness
forbearance
forgoing
frugality
measure
moderateness
moderation
moderatism
mortification
prohibition
prudence
reasonableness
restraint
sacrifice
self-control
self-denial
self-discipline
sobriety
stoicism
teetotalism
WEAK
Antonyms
NOUN
teetotalism
Synonyms
STRONG
abnegation
abstemiousness
abstinence
asceticism
astringency
austerity
conservatism
constraint
continence
control
discretion
dryness
forbearance
forgoing
frugality
measure
moderateness
moderation
moderatism
mortification
prohibition
prudence
reasonableness
restraint
sacrifice
self-control
self-denial
self-discipline
soberness
sobriety
stoicism
WEAK
Antonyms
NOUN
temperance
Synonyms
STRONG
abnegation
abstemiousness
asceticism
astringency
austerity
conservatism
constraint
continence
control
discretion
forbearance
forgoing
frugality
measure
moderateness
moderation
moderatism
mortification
prohibition
prudence
reasonableness
restraint
sacrifice
self-control
self-denial
self-discipline
soberness
sobriety
stoicism
teetotalism
WEAK
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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The story in it is played out by due degrees, and there may be just as much deliberation, refrainment, suspension, as in a story told scenically upon the stage.
From The Craft of Fiction by Lubbock, Percy