Thesaurus / selfrestraint
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synonyms for selfrestraint
- chastity
- fasting
- frugality
- moderation
- self-restraint
- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- asceticism
- avoidance
- continence
- forbearance
- renunciation
- self-control
- self-denial
- soberness
- sobriety
- teetotalism
- temperance
- abstaining
- cherry
- refraining
- evasion
- prevention
- restraint
- circumvention
- delay
- departure
- dodge
- dodging
- elusion
- escape
- escapism
- flight
- forbearance
- nonparticipation
- parry
- recession
- recoil
- retreat
- self-restraint
- shirking
- shunning
- absention
- eschewal
- passive resistance
- runaround
- steering clear of
- aloofness
- backwardness
- calmness
- caution
- coldness
- constraint
- coyness
- demureness
- diffidence
- formality
- inhibition
- modesty
- quietness
- reluctance
- repression
- reservation
- restraint
- reticence
- secretiveness
- self-restraint
- shyness
- silence
- suppression
- taciturnity
- uncommunicativeness
- unresponsiveness
- caution
- constraint
- control
- moderation
- restriction
- self-discipline
- self-restraint
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- coercion
- command
- compulsion
- confines
- coolness
- curtailment
- economy
- forbearance
- grip
- hindrance
- hold
- inhibition
- limitation
- prevention
- repression
- reserve
- secretiveness
- self-denial
- self-government
- self-possession
- silence
- suppression
- unnaturalness
- withholding
- abstemiousness
- continence
- moderation
- self-restraint
- soberness
- teetotalism
- temperance
- abstaining
- refraining
- attitude
- character
- decision
- desire
- determination
- discipline
- feeling
- inclination
- intention
- mind
- passion
- power
- resolution
- resolve
- wish
- aim
- appetite
- conviction
- craving
- decisiveness
- decree
- design
- discretion
- disposition
- fancy
- hankering
- liking
- longing
- option
- pining
- pleasure
- preference
- prerogative
- purpose
- self-control
- self-discipline
- self-restraint
- temperament
- urge
- velleity
- volition
- willfulness
- willpower
- wishes
- yearning
- heart's desire
- firmness
- grit
- self-control
- self-discipline
- discipline
- drive
- fixity
- force
- resolution
- resolve
- self-government
- self-restraint
- single-mindedness
- strength
- will
- aloofness
- backwardness
- calmness
- caution
- coldness
- constraint
- control
- coyness
- demureness
- diffidence
- formality
- inhibition
- modesty
- quietness
- reluctance
- repression
- reservation
- restraint
- reticence
- secretiveness
- self-control
- self-restraint
- shyness
- silence
- suppression
- uncommunicativeness
- unresponsiveness
- aloofness
- backwardness
- calmness
- caution
- coldness
- constraint
- control
- coyness
- demureness
- diffidence
- formality
- inhibition
- modesty
- quietness
- reluctance
- repression
- reservation
- restraint
- reticence
- secretiveness
- self-control
- self-restraint
- shyness
- silence
- suppression
- taciturnity
- unresponsiveness
- control
- development
- education
- method
- practice
- preparation
- regulation
- restraint
- self-control
- self-restraint
- will
- conduct
- cultivation
- curb
- domestication
- drill
- drilling
- exercise
- inculcation
- indoctrination
- limitation
- orderliness
- self-command
- self-government
- strictness
- subordination
- willpower
- self-mastery
antonyms for selfrestraint
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- aid
- assistance
- freedom
- help
- indulgence
- liberty
- release
- self-indulgence
- agitation
- arousal
- liberation
- wildness
- agitation
- ignorance
- award
- chaos
- confusion
- disorder
- disorganization
- neglect
- negligence
- permissiveness
- reward
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