Abstinent

/ˈæb.stɪ.nn̩t/

Synonyms for "abstinent" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(2 words)

abstainer ascetic

Adjective(3 words)

abstaining abstentious celibate

abstemious ascetic austere

Adjective(1 words)

abstemious

Strong matches (12)

Adjective(2 words)

chaste nonsmoking

continent fruitarian intact lenten maidenly mendicanton the wagon

Verb(2 words)

fasted forborne

Noun(1 words)

nondrinker

Related words (21)

platonic puritanical sabbatarian self-denying sober spartansworn offvegetarian vestal virgin virginal

Verb(1 words)

refrained

Adjective(9 words)

restrained self-disciplined self-restrained sexless sober soberer teetotal temperate unaddicted

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6 relation types

More general

6 entries

actor doermoral conductrestraint self-control worker

More specific

4 entries

alcohol abstinencecelibatedrug abstinencesexually abstinent

Collocations

6 entries

abstinent behaviorabstinent from alcoholabstinent from drugsabstinent from sexabstinent in recoveryabstinent lifestyle

Inflections

2 entries

more abstinentmost abstinent

Derivations

3 entries

abstain abstinence abstinency

similar

1 entries

abstemious

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Be abstinent; shew not the corruption of thy generation: he that feeds shall die

Source: wiktionary

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