Synonyms and Antonyms of abstain (ăb-stān, əb-)

refrain forego decline keep aloof from renounce eschew deny one's self avoid reject desist stop teetotal deny shun forgo withhold deny-oneself hold aloof from refuse spare hold back evade cease dispense with do-without go-without fast starve oneself not touch have nothing to do with let-alone let well enough alone do-nothing keep-from keep one's hands off stay one's hand withhold oneself from restrain oneself exercise self-restraint turn aside from abjure swear off lay off pass-up turn-over-a-new-leaf have no hand in take-the-pledge get on the water wagon (just) say no keep spurn waive hold off forbear

consume use indulge join gorge

secede disaffiliation restraint abstention

abstain ₉

abatis ₈

baits ₇ basin ₇ bints ₇ nabis ₇ sabin ₇ antas ₅ antis ₅ saint ₅ satin ₅ stain ₅ tains ₅ tians ₅

abas ₆ baas ₆ bait ₆ bani ₆ bans ₆ bast ₆ bats ₆ bias ₆ bins ₆ bint ₆ bits ₆ isba ₆ nabs ₆ nibs ₆ snib ₆ stab ₆ tabs ₆ ains ₄ aits ₄ anas ₄ anis ₄ ansa ₄ anta ₄ anti ₄ ants ₄ nits ₄ sain ₄ sati ₄ snit ₄ tain ₄ tans ₄ tian ₄ tins ₄

aba ₅ abs ₅ baa ₅ ban ₅ bas ₅ bat ₅ bin ₅ bis ₅ bit ₅ nab ₅ nib ₅ sab ₅ sib ₅ tab ₅ aas ₃ ain ₃ ais ₃ ait ₃ ana ₃ ani ₃ ant ₃ ins ₃ its ₃ nit ₃ san ₃ sat ₃ sin ₃ sit ₃ tan ₃ tas ₃ tin ₃ tis ₃

ab ₄ ba ₄ bi ₄ aa ₂ ai ₂ an ₂ as ₂ at ₂ in ₂ is ₂ it ₂ na ₂ si ₂ ta ₂ ti ₂