abstention Synonyms

abstinence refusal to vote self-restraint self-denial self-control restraint renunciation refrainment refrain refraining purity procrastination soberness sobriety teetotalism abjuration of non-indulgence noninterventionism eschewal hunger strike nonparticipation nonalignment withholding virginity temperance neutrality nephalism continence chastity celibacy avoidance austerity asceticism abstemiousness abstain abstaining abstained denial desisting desuetude moderation inactivity inaction gymnosophy frugality forbearance forbearing FAST fasting evasion