Synonyms for temperance
noun
moderation, restraint, abstinence, self-control, forbearance, self-denial, self-restraint, abnegation, frugality, sobriety, soberness, abstemiousness, teetotalism, vegetarianism, water wagon*.
Antonyms drunkenness*, prodigality, inebriation.
See temperance in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Avoidance of extremes of opinion, feeling, or personal conduct:
measure, moderateness, moderation. See edgeThe practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors:
abstinence, dryness, soberness, sobriety, teetotalism. See drugs, restraint, used
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