Abstain Synonyms and Antonyms

ăb-stān, əb-
To hold oneself back
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refrain
  2. forbear
  3. desist
  4. withhold
  5. avoid
  6. cease
  7. eschew
  8. forgo
  9. fast
  10. teetotal
  11. pass-up
  12. renounce
  13. stop
  14. deny-oneself
  15. hold aloof from
  16. keep aloof from
  17. refuse
  18. decline
  19. spare
  20. hold back
  21. shun
  22. evade
  23. hold off
  24. dispense with
  25. do-without
  26. go-without
  27. starve oneself
  28. deny
  29. not touch
  30. have nothing to do with
  31. deny one's self
  32. let-alone
  33. let well enough alone
  34. keep
  35. do-nothing
  36. keep-from
  37. keep one's hands off
  38. stay one's hand
  39. withhold oneself from
  40. restrain oneself
  41. exercise self-restraint
  42. turn aside from
  43. abjure
  44. swear off
  45. lay off
  46. forego
  47. turn-over-a-new-leaf
  48. have no hand in
  49. take-the-pledge
  50. get on the water wagon
  51. (just) say no
  52. reject
  53. spurn
  54. waive
Antonyms:
  1. indulge
  2. join
  3. consume
  4. gorge
  5. use

Words Related to Abstain

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Abstain Sentence Examples

  • During Lent, many religious people decide to abstain from something to focus more clearly on God.

  • Next he must abstain from all flesh diet except fish.

  • I am trying to abstain from sweets for my new diet.

  • If you would like to be a safer driver, abstain from using your phone while behind the wheel.

  • Some have added fish to their dietary; but, speaking generally, all who are called vegetarians will be found to abstain from the use of flesh and fowl and almost invariably also from fish as food.

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