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See definition of self denying on Dictionary.com
  • as inabstemious
  • as inaustere
  • as inself-denying
  • as inself-forgetful
  • as inself-forgetting
  • as inselfless

synonyms for self denying

  • abstinent
  • ascetic
  • austere
  • continent
  • frugal
  • moderate
  • moderating
  • restrained
  • self-denying
  • self-restrained
  • sober
  • sparing
  • temperate
  • sober
  • subdued
  • abstemious
  • ascetic
  • chaste
  • continent
  • economical
  • puritanical
  • self-denying
  • straitlaced
  • strict
  • unrelenting
On this page you'll find 135 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self denying, such as: abstinent, ascetic, austere, continent, frugal, and moderate.

antonyms for self denying

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  • gluttonous
  • greedy
  • hungry
  • excited
  • bland
  • calm
  • elaborate
  • encouraging
  • extravagant
  • gentle
  • indulgent
  • luxurious
  • meek
  • mild
  • spending
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        How to use self denying in a sentence

        Manchester had not taken any part in public affairs since the passing of the self-denying ordinances.
        THE LOYALISTS OF AMERICA AND THEIR TIMES, VOL. 1 OF 2EGERTON RYERSON
        Does travel tell us of any set of teachers more self-denying than the individuals who devote themselves as religious Buddhists?
        ANCIENT FAITHS AND MODERNTHOMAS INMAN
        Their self-denying ordinance caused a great diminution in the general gaiety of Paris for some years.
        VIE DE BOHMEORLO WILLIAMS
        Yet was this minister an earnest, a pious, and a self-denying man, who sincerely sought the good of men.
        SPEECHES, ADDRESSES, AND OCCASIONAL SERMONS, VOLUME 2 (OF 3)THEODORE PARKER
        I could not help saying; for there were moments when I chafed under this scrupulous fidelity to our self-denying ordinance.
        THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDSERSKINE CHILDERS
        She tried to show that in such natures—stern, cold, and self-denying—patriotism can no more take root than love.
        GERALD FITZGERALDCHARLES JAMES LEVER
        He devotes all his own property to their relief, and expects to give his life to this self-denying work.
        LETTERS FROM SWITZERLANDSAMUEL IRENUS PRIME
        But I have always thought him extremely self-denying; see how he has allowed Margaret, for instance, to do as she pleased.
        EAST ANGELSCONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON
        Used to ease and personal comforts, he became even more frugal and self-denying than the half-starved and half-frozen soldiers.
        HERO STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORYALBERT F. BLAISDELL
        Well, my dear,—that's the sort of self-denying hairpin he is!
        THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONSF. ANSTEY
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        OCTOBER 26, 1985
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