What are the opposite words for self-indulgence?
Self-indulgence refers to an excessive indulgence in one's desires or pleasures, often at the expense of one's well-being or responsibility towards others. The opposite of self-indulgence can be described by terms such as self-control, self-discipline, or self-restraint. These words suggest the ability to resist temptations or impulses that may harm oneself or others. Other antonyms for self-indulgence can be selflessness, altruism, or empathy, which emphasize the importance of considering other people's needs and desires. These concepts reflect a mindset focused on balancing personal fulfillment and responsibilities towards others, advocating for moderation and balance in every aspect of life.
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- sobriety
- temperance
- pleasure
- restraint
- abnegation
- abstention
- abstinence
- enjoyment
- license
- self-restraint
- soberness
- excess
- self-denial
- self-indulgence
- denial, renouncement of something
- refraining
- restraint from desires, especially physical desires
- abstemiousness
- merriment/merrymaking
- control over one's actions
- Other relevant words
- sobriety
- temperance
-
pleasure
- gloom,
- melancholy,
- pain,
- trouble,
- worry.
-
restraint
- self-discipline,
- withholdings,
- re serve,
- re striction,
- re strictions,
- re-serve,
- re-serves,
- re-striction,
- re-strictions,
- self discipline,
- self disciplines,
- self government,
- self possession,
- self-disciplines,
- selfdisciplines,
- selfgovernment,
- selfpossession,
- un naturalness,
- un naturalnesses,
- un-naturalness,
- un-naturalnesses,
- with holding,
- with holdings,
- with-holdings.
- abnegation
- abstention
- abstinence
- enjoyment
- license
- self-restraint
-
soberness
- astringency,
- moderatism,
- reasonableness,
- Refrainment,
- self-deprivation,
- astringencies,
- forgoings,
- moderatisms,
- reasonablenesses,
- self deprivation,
- self deprivations,
- selfdeprivation,
- selfdeprivations,
- un inebriations,
- un intoxication,
- un intoxications,
- un-inebriation,
- un-inebriations,
- un-intoxication,
- un-intoxications,
- uninebriation,
- uninebriations,
- unintoxication,
- unintoxications.
- excess
- self-denial
- self-indulgence
- denial, renouncement of something
- refraining
- restraint from desires, especially physical desires
- abstemiousness
- merriment/merrymaking
- control over one's actions
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Other relevant words
- fasting,
- abstemiousness,
- abstinence,
- constraint,
- discipline,
- discretion,
- frugality,
- inhibition,
- moderation,
- renouncement,
- repression,
- repudiation,
- reserve,
- restraint,
- self-command,
- self-control,
- self-government,
- self-renunciation,
- sobriety,
- suppression,
- temperance,
- will,
- willpower,
- self-containment,
- self-mastery.
Antonym of the day
unweaved
- Antonyms:
- put together, twist, tangle.
