Intemperance synonyms

ĭn-tĕm'pər-əns, -prəns

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overindulgence
Excessive indulgence
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insobriety
(Humorous or humorous) The state of being drunk; a lack of sobriety.
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immoderation
Lack of moderation.
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alcoholism
The habitual or compulsive consumption of alcoholic liquor to excess
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drunkenness (related)
A state of being drunk
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excess
An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus:
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surfeit
Discomfort, disgust, nausea, etc. resulting from any kind of excess; satiety
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intemperateness
The quality of being intemperate.
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self-indulgence
Indulgence of one's own desires, impulses, etc.
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temperance (antonym)
Temperance is defined as showing restraint in eating or drinking, and especially avoiding alcohol.
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licentiousness (related)
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covetousness (related)
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indolence (related)
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idleness (related)
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profaneness (related)
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impiety (related)
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worldliness (related)
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Find another word for intemperance. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for intemperance, like: overindulgence, insobriety, immoderation, alcoholism, drunkenness, excess, surfeit, intemperateness, self-indulgence, temperance and licentiousness.
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Intemperance Sentence Examples

  • He died after a short rule, from habitual intemperance.

  • As regards social evils generally, however, the low, though undoubtedly improving, standard of Sweden has had one of its chief reasons in the national intemperance.

  • To escape the necessity of working to the end of his days at the orders of the State in order to pay this sum, Courbet went to Switzerland in 1873, and died at La Tour du Peilz, on the 31st of December 1877, of a disease of the liver aggravated by intemperance.

  • Exposure to cold after heat, the use of unripe fruit, and intemperance in eating and drinking should be forbidden; and the utmost care taken as to the quality of the food and drinking water.

  • After residence in the state for three years divorce may be obtained on grounds of fraudulent contract, desertion, neglect for three years, adultery, cruelty, intemperance, imprisonment for life and certain crimes.

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