words associated with abstentious
Synonyms of abstentious
abstemious: : marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol an abstemious drinker
abstinent: : the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable … ate with a haste and an apparent relish, that seemed to betoken long abstinence from food. —Walter Scott
continent: : exercising continence Most children are continent by the age of three.
self-abnegating: : forbearing to gratify oneself or advance one’s interests : self-denying Most latter-day first ladies have recalled enduring the self-abnegating life in the White House fishbowl with stoic determination. —Jacquielynn Floyd
self-denying: : showing self-denial
sober: : sparing in the use of food and drink : abstemious
temperate: : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
Words Related to abstentious
ascetic: : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline an ascetic monk an ascetic diet
ascetical: : practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline an ascetic monk an ascetic diet
austere: : stern and cold in appearance or manner an austere Puritan
disciplined: : marked by or possessing discipline a disciplined mind
self-controlled: : restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires
self-disciplined: : capable of or subject to self-discipline
self-governed: : not influenced or controlled by others
Near Antonyms of abstentious
gluttonous: : marked by or given to gluttony a gluttonous appetite
greedy: : having a strong desire for food or drink a predator greedy of its prey
rapacious: : excessively grasping or covetous
voracious: : having a huge appetite : ravenous
Cyrenaic: : an adherent of the doctrine that pleasure is the chief end of life
hedonistic: : devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : of, relating to, or characterized by hedonism a hedonistic lifestyle a city known for its wild, hedonistic nightlife The unabashedly hedonistic Allen pursued the good life for two or three years after leaving Microsoft. —David Kirkpatrick This tiny European island will give you a taste of the fabled hedonistic decadence of the Roman Empire. —Lauren Malaika Cooper
self-pleasing: : giving pleasure to oneself : pleasing to oneself a self-pleasing lifestyle self-pleasing behaviors “… we’re a band of audiophiles and also a self-pleasing band. If we’re making the music we really want to be making … that’s how we define success. …” —Paul Deakin
sensual: : relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
sybaritic: : voluptuary , sensualist
voluptuous: : suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form voluptuous nudes
voluptuary: : a person whose chief interests are luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites
masturbatory: : of, relating to, or involving masturbation masturbatory fantasies
onanistic: : masturbation
Antonyms of abstentious
self-indulgent: : excessive or unrestrained gratification of one’s own appetites, desires, or whims
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