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self-restraint

noun as in control over one's actions

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moderation

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continence

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Words related to self-restraint are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word self-restraint. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

abstention

nounas in refraining

abstaining
abstinence
avoidance
non-indulgence
self-control
self-denial
self-restraint
sobriety

abstinence

nounas in restraint from desires, especially physical desires

abnegation
abstaining
abstemiousness
asceticism
avoidance
chastity
cherry
continence
fasting
forbearance
frugality
moderation
refraining
renunciation
self-control
self-denial
self-restraint
soberness
sobriety
teetotalism
temperance

avoidance

nounas in eluding; preventing

absention
circumvention
delay
departure
dodge
dodging
elusion
escape
escapism
eschewal
evasion
flight
forbearance
nonparticipation
parry
passive resistance
prevention
recession
recoil
restraint
retreat
runaround
self-restraint
shirking
shunning
steering clear of

discipline

nounas in regimen, training

conduct
control
cultivation
curb
development
domestication
drill
drilling
education
exercise
inculcation
indoctrination
limitation
method
orderliness
practice
preparation
regulation
restraint
self-command
self-control
self-government
self-mastery
self-restraint
strictness
subordination
will
willpower

disciplines

nounas in regimen, training

conduct
control
cultivation
curb
development
domestication
drill
drilling
education
exercise
inculcation
indoctrination
limitation
method
orderliness
practice
preparation
regulation
restraint
self-command
self-control
self-government
self-mastery
self-restraint
strictness
subordination
will
willpower

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