What is another word for abstain?
556 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐbstˈe͡ɪn], [ ɐbstˈeɪn], [ ɐ_b_s_t_ˈeɪ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for abstain:- go without (adjective)
- diet (noun)
- refrain (noun)
- avoid (verb)
- curb (verb)
- decline (verb)
- desist (verb)
- eschew (verb)
- fast (verb)
- forbear (verb)
- forgo (verb)
- hold back from doing (verb)
- refrain (verb)
- social (verb)
- withhold (verb)
- other synonyms
- avoid
- eschew
- fast
- forgo
- hold back
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Abstain:
adj.
•go without (adjective)n.
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- restraint,
- hold off,
- neglect,
- omit to do something,
- make no move,
- let nature take its course,
- can't bring yourself to do something.
- diet.
v.
•avoid (verb)- duck,
- skip,
- elude,
- shrink,
- recoil,
- avoid,
- dodge,
- avert,
- shirk,
- sidestep,
- shun,
- escape,
- circumvent,
- bypass,
- evade.
- co-oking,
- kept lid on,
- sending up,
- hog tie,
- re strained,
- re-strained,
- keeping lid on,
- brings to screeching halt,
- re strain,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- co oked,
- keeps tight rein on,
- re strains,
- re-strain,
- keeps lid on,
- cools off,
- sub dues,
- keeping tight rein on,
- boxing in,
- entrammeled,
- entrammeling,
- holds down,
- kept tight rein on,
- re-straining,
- co-oked,
- reining in,
- cools down,
- re straining,
- co oking,
- brings screeching halt,
- sub due,
- sub-due,
- bringing screeching halt,
- re-strains,
- sub-dues,
- entrammels,
- boxed in,
- brought screeching halt,
- holding down,
- bring screeching halt,
- holds in,
- Bitting,
- cooled off,
- brought to screeching halt.
- dis-approved,
- dis-approve,
- not accepting,
- de clines,
- dont bought,
- dis approved,
- re fuses,
- re probated,
- dis approve,
- re-fusing,
- don't buys,
- dis approving,
- sends regrets,
- de-clines,
- dont buying,
- re probate,
- re fuse,
- begged to be excused,
- re-fuse,
- dis-missed,
- re-probated,
- dis-approving,
- re-probating,
- dis missing,
- re-fuses,
- re fused,
- dis missed,
- don't bought,
- turning thumbs down,
- dis approves,
- dis-missing,
- begging be excused,
- sending regrets,
- sent regrets,
- begs be excused,
- re probating,
- re-probates,
- dont buy,
- begged be excused,
- turns thumbs down,
- turned thumbs down,
- re fusing,
- de cline,
- re probates,
- begging to be excused,
- not accepts,
- re-probate,
- beg be excused,
- nixed,
- de-cline,
- re-fused,
- don't buying,
- dont buys,
- dis-approves,
- begs to be excused.
- had done with,
- re-sign,
- dis-continues,
- sur-ceased,
- sur ceasing,
- sur cease,
- re-signed,
- has done with,
- re-signing,
- re signs,
- hadst done with,
- re signed,
- dis continued,
- having done with,
- re-signs,
- not did,
- dis-continuing,
- haddest done with,
- gave over,
- sur ceased,
- dis continues,
- dis-continue,
- Re sign,
- re signing,
- dis-continued,
- hast done with,
- sur-ceases,
- sur-cease,
- sur-ceasing,
- sur ceases,
- dis continuing,
- hath done with,
- dis continue,
- gives over.
- having no truck with,
- hath no truck with,
- not touches,
- hast no truck with,
- letted well enough alone,
- haddest no truck with,
- swore off,
- shied away from,
- lets well enough alone,
- not touched,
- hadst no truck with,
- had no truck with,
- swears off,
- has no truck with,
- letting well enough alone,
- shies away from,
- shying away from,
- sware off.
- goes hungry,
- denying oneself,
- not eating,
- going hungry,
- denied oneself,
- not ate,
- not eats,
- went hungry,
- denies oneself.
- leaving alone,
- take cure,
- took the oath,
- sur rendered,
- takes the cure,
- taking the oath,
- sur-render,
- going on wagon,
- takes oath,
- goes wagon,
- leaved alone,
- sur-renders,
- taking cure,
- taking oath,
- sur-rendering,
- passing up,
- went on wagon,
- sur-rendered,
- goes on the wagon,
- sate out,
- sits out,
- sur rendering,
- takes cure,
- took cure,
- leaves alone,
- took the cure,
- passes up,
- takes the oath,
- leaved out,
- going on the wagon,
- went on the wagon,
- went the wagon,
- goes the wagon,
- took oath,
- went wagon,
- sitting out,
- go wagon,
- going the wagon,
- go the wagon,
- goes on wagon,
- sur renders,
- go on wagon,
- packing in,
- going wagon.
- constrain,
- do without,
- sit on the fence,
- pass,
- fence-sit,
- refuse,
- renounce,
- sit on one's hands,
- quit,
- abnegate,
- abjure,
- stop,
- give the go by,
- cease.
- take pledge,
- wert temperate,
- takes pledge,
- was temperate,
- taking the pledge,
- are temperate,
- is temperate,
- am temperate,
- took pledge,
- were temperate,
- wast temperate,
- takes the pledge,
- being temperate,
- art temperate,
- taking pledge.
- keep under hat,
- dis allow,
- held out on,
- kept to oneself,
- de tains,
- with holds,
- de ducting,
- dummying up,
- de-ducting,
- de-ducts,
- dis-allow,
- holds out on,
- keeps under hat,
- with held,
- keeping secret,
- re tain,
- with holding,
- keeps oneself,
- dis-allows,
- keeping under one's hat,
- dis-allowing,
- keeping under one hat,
- sits on,
- keeps under ones hat,
- dis allows,
- stopt oneself,
- keeping under hat,
- de duct,
- keeps under one's hat,
- re serving,
- re-serving,
- de ducted,
- de-tains,
- clams up,
- kept under wraps,
- re-tain,
- keeps to oneself,
- keep under one hat,
- with-holding,
- re-pressing,
- de tain,
- keep under ones hat,
- re pressing,
- re-serve,
- keeping under ones hat,
- re serve,
- kept under one's hat,
- re-served,
- sate on,
- keep oneself,
- de ducts,
- re presses,
- with-held,
- re-presses,
- stopping oneself,
- de-tain,
- re press,
- dis allowing,
- with-holds,
- re-serves,
- keeps under wraps,
- re served,
- stops oneself,
- keeping oneself,
- re pressed,
- kept oneself,
- holding out on,
- with hold,
- with-hold,
- re-tains,
- dis allowed,
- de-duct,
- stopped oneself,
- dummies up,
- keeps secret,
- kept under ones hat,
- dis-allowed,
- kept under one hat,
- re tains,
- keeps under one hat,
- keeping under wraps,
- de-ducted,
- kept under hat.
Other synonyms:
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- cop out,
- slack,
- stand aside,
- unseat,
- bottle out,
- lie down,
- skive off,
- keep out of,
- blow off,
- stand apart,
- stay out of,
- put in,
- vote out,
- vote down,
- reelect,
- blackball,
- stay away from,
- stop away,
- resist,
- adopt,
- demur,
- keep away,
- stand around,
- elect,
- bother,
- spoil,
- sit by,
- stand by,
- get out of,
- vote off,
- shrink from,
- tiptoe around,
- hide behind,
- shy away,
- vote through,
- duck out of,
- vote in.
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- keep.
- shake and bake,
- steering clear of,
- Escaping,
- by-passes,
- laid low,
- turn aside,
- skip out on,
- keep clear,
- turned aside,
- shake off,
- give the slip,
- turning aside,
- stay out,
- step aside,
- Shied,
- shakes off,
- skip town,
- fending off,
- By-pass,
- faked out,
- stepped aside,
- skipped town,
- by-passing,
- lay low,
- circumlocute,
- Withdrew,
- shuffle off,
- by-passed,
- shies,
- stay away,
- run for cover,
- ward off,
- Shying,
- fake out,
- steer clear of.
- Forsworn,
- swear off,
- have no truck with,
- let well enough alone,
- forswear,
- not touch,
- not touching,
- swearing off,
- shy away from.
- prevent,
- eat sparingly,
- stand aloof,
- waiver,
- let go by,
- avoid alcohol,
- not use,
- ignore,
- eject,
- let be,
- forbearance,
- intermit,
- teetotal,
- relinquish,
- hold,
- abstention,
- be quiet,
- repel,
- abnegation,
- avoidance,
- disuse,
- reject,
- restrain,
- throw out,
- slim,
- reserve,
- spare,
- hold aloof from,
- road,
- disapprove of,
- reduce,
- stimulant,
- stimulus,
- conclude,
- abdication,
- discard,
- trim,
- renunciation,
- route,
- input,
- desist from,
- put aside,
- maintain,
- waive,
- dismiss,
- abstain from,
- shelve,
- not move,
- disclaimer,
- lay aside,
- have no choice,
- supersede,
- standoff,
- save,
- give warning,
- stand-by,
- screen out,
- sit it out,
- refrain from,
- repudiate,
- stand aloof from,
- repudiation,
- abstinence,
- resignation,
- dispense,
- turn away,
- let pass,
- denial,
- be inactive,
- tie,
- help,
- forego,
- abandonment,
- turnoff,
- stimulation,
- be teetotal,
- throw back,
- keep back,
- straddle,
- leave off,
- have nothing to do with,
- push aside,
- forbear from,
- pause,
- faire,
- rejection,
- deny,
- eschewal,
- finish,
- discontinue,
- stalemate.
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Antonyms for Abstain:
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v.
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hold back from doing
embrace, DO, allow, encourage, continue, face, indulge, want, use, meet, accept.
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Other antonyms:
enter upon, bow, capitulate, submit, originate, concede, start, succumb, have, initiate, yield, knuckle under, set about, acquiesce, commence, give in, institute, surrender, inaugurate, begin.
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hold back from doing