abstinent

The word “abstinent” has 3 syllables: ab-sti-nent

It's pronounced as /ˈæbstɪnənt/

What is synonym and antonym for abstinent?

In the thesaurus, “abstinent” has 108 synonyms and 59 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abstinent along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for abstinent

abstaining
abstemious
abstentious
ascetic
ascetical
austere
balanced
bearable
bridled
calm
careful
cautious
celibate
clear-headed
cold sober
compromising
conforming
conservative
considerate
considered
continent
controlled
cool
curbed
deliberate
disciplined
dispassionate
dry
drying out
equable
even
free of alcohol
frugal
gentle
impartial
inconsiderable
inexpensive
inhibited
judicious
limited
low-key
measured
middle-of-the-road
midway
mild
moderate
moderating
modest
monotonous
moral
neutral
nondrinker
nonindulgent
nonpartisan
not drinking
not drunk
not excessive
not extreme
not partaking of alcohol
on the wagon
one who is on the wagon
pacific
peaceable
period of abstinence
pleasant
priggish
prim
prissy
prohibitionist
prudish
puritanical
reasonable
reserved
restrained
rigid
sedate
self-abnegating
self-controlled
self-denying
self-disciplined
self-governed
self-possessed
self-restrained
self-restraining
serious
sober
soft
sparing
spartan
steady
stern
stone cold sober
straight
strict
stuffy
sworn off
tame
teetotaler
teetotalist
temperance advocate
temperate
tolerable
tolerant
took the pledge
tranquil
unintoxicated
untroubled
water-drinker

Antonyms for abstinent

Cyrenaic
agitated
biased
bright
considerable
different
drinker
drunk
excessive
excitable
excited
extravagant
extreme
extroverted
friendly
gluttonous
greedy
harsh
hedonistic
hungry
imbalanced
immoderate
impure
incautious
incontinent
inebriated
intolerable
irrational
liberal
loud
masturbatory
onanistic
outgoing
outrageous
partial
prejudiced
rapacious
rough
self-indulgent
self-pleasing
sensual
significant
stormy
strong
sybaritic
unacceptable
unbearable
unchaste
uncontrolled
unfair
unlimited
unmanageable
unreasonable
unrestrained
violent
voluptuary
voluptuous
voracious
wild

Meanings of abstinent

adjective
1. Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite.
noun
1. One who abstains; a faster.
2. (usually capitalized) One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3rd century, and believed in abstinence towards meat and sex.

Example Sentences

Despite the temptation, he remained abstinent from alcohol to support his friend's journey to sobriety.
The monk's abstinent lifestyle was characterized by simplicity and self-discipline.
As a recovering addict, she found solace in her abstinent lifestyle, free from the shackles of substance abuse.
Their commitment to abstinent behavior until marriage was a testament to their shared values and beliefs.
The athlete's strict training regimen required her to be abstinent from unhealthy foods and late-night indulgences.

On this page you'll find 167 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abstinent, such as: Cyrenaic, abstaining, abstemious, abstentious, agitated, ascetic, ascetical.

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