Love is a horrible, debilitating disease. Some steps you can take to decrease your risk of contracting love include avoiding contact with other people and refraining from looking at attractive individuals.
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Refraining
Synonyms for "refraining" (84 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(5 words)
abstainmentabstemiousnessabstentionabstinenceasceticismavoidanceavoiding reactionbanyan daycelibacychastitycircumventioncontinence
Strong matches (25)
Noun(5 words)
defense mechanismdenialdodgeduckelusionelusivenessencratismequivocationescapeeschewalevasionevasive actionevasivenessfastfish dayforbearanceforestallingforestallment
Related words (42)
fridayfruitarianismgetting aroundgymnosophyjinklenten farenephalismneutralitynoninterventionnoninvolvementplain livingpreventionpythagoreanismpythagorismrechabitismrefrainmentrunaroundsexual abstinenceshakerismshunning
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shunting offshysidestepsidetrackingsimple dietslipsoberspare dietspartan farestoicismteetotalismthe pledgethe runaroundtotal abstinencevegetarianismzigzag
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
11 entriesabstainingabstinence in classavoidingavoiding wrongdoingdesisthold backkeeping away from temptationrule followingstaying awaywithholdwithholding
Collocations
11 entriesabstention fromact of refrainingperiod of abstentionrefrain fromrefraining behaviorrefraining fromrefraining from answeringrefraining from eatingrefraining from interruptingrefrains fromself-control
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
I'm refraining from making any criticism.
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To best manage symptoms, refraining from consuming alcohol is essential.
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The Council urged the parties concerned to resume negotiations to bring about an end to the conflict within the framework of the peace process proposed by the OSCE Minsk Group, and refraining from any action that would disrupt the process.
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