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self abnegation

See definition of self abnegation on Dictionary.com
  • as inrenunciation
  • as inself-denial
  • as inquitclaim
  • as inrelinquishment
  • as inhumility

synonyms for self abnegation

  • disavowal
  • repudiation
  • abdication
  • abjuration
  • abnegation
  • abstention
  • cancellation
  • denial
  • disclaimer
  • forswearing
  • rebuff
  • refusal
  • relinquishment
  • remission
  • renouncement
  • repeal
  • resignation
  • sacrifice
  • self-abnegation
  • self-denial
  • self-sacrifice
  • surrender
  • veto
  • waiver
  • yielding
  • eschewal
  • eschewing
  • forbearing
  • giving up
  • spurning
On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self abnegation, such as: disavowal, repudiation, abdication, abjuration, abnegation, and abstention.

antonyms for self abnegation

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  • OK
  • agreement
  • allowance
  • approval
  • claim
  • permission
  • sanction
  • self-indulgence
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How to use self abnegation in a sentence

His devotion to you is the most beautiful expression of self-abnegation that I have ever met.
AN OLD MAN'S LOVEANTHONY TROLLOPE
John Stuart Mill says that utter self-abnegation has been preached to women as a peculiarly feminine virtue.
LADY BYRON VINDICATEDHARRIET BEECHER STOWE
But, save in this entire self-abnegation and social exclusion, Mr. McDonogh had none of the habits of the miser.
THE CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL. 2, NO. 2, AUGUST, 1862VARIOUS
It is difficult to decide what is meant by sacrifice and self-abnegation in this world of human subterfuge and self-deception.
THE MAKERS OF MODERN ROMEMRS. (MARGARET) OLIPHANT
She needed someone to listen, not to talk, and Mary had been trained by long years of self-abnegation to fill that post.
LADY CASSANDRAMRS GEORGE DE HORNE VAIZEY
His hand was on the throttle of sacrifice, and he seemed bent on racing the engine of self-abnegation to its last wheel-turn.
THE SILVER POPPYARTHUR STRINGER
She had been looking unwell for a fortnight past, though, with her usual self-abnegation, she had made light of her ailment.
A LAODICEANTHOMAS HARDY
I did him the simple justice to believe that his self-abnegation was sincere.
THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONSF. ANSTEY
How exactly his own spirit, in simple, unconscious self-abnegation and thorough devotion to the work.
LIFE OF JOHN COLERIDGE PATTESONCHARLOTTE M. YONGE
Heroism, self-abnegation, endurance, and truthfulness—all these rendered her moral character beautiful as her person.
THE GOLD BRICKANN S. STEPHENS
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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