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selfcontrol
noun as in abstention
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noun as in abstinence
noun as in patience
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noun as in balance
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noun as in self-control
noun as in temper
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noun as in temperance
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- 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
noun as in will
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noun as in willpower
noun as in imperturbability
noun as in imperturbableness
noun as in soberness
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- 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
noun as in taciturnity
noun as in teetotalism
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- 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
noun as in uncommunicativeness
noun as in unflappability
noun as in composure
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noun as in continence
noun as in discipline
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noun as in forbearance
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Example Sentences
The dwindling remnants of cohesion and selfcontrol existing before now disappeared completely.
His very steadiness and cool selfcontrol angered McVeigh, who had hoped to see him astonished, indignant, natural.
He wheeled about, his selfcontrol all slipping from him now.
John was fighting for selfcontrol, but he was too wretched and remorseful for rage to have any real sway over him.
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On this page you'll find 611 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to selfcontrol, such as: abstinence, avoidance, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, and sobriety.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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