abstinence Synonyms

abstention forbearance continence self-denial sobriety celibacy moderation avoidance restraint temperance renunciation virginity soberness teetotalism starkness vegetarianism stoicism superannuation singleness shunning refusal rubber sabbatarianism self-abasement self-abnegation self-control maidenhead self-discipline self-restraint refrainment withdrawal withholding spinsterhood meritoriousness intactness nonparticipation hunger strike eschewal self-deprivation via media self-mortification non-indulgence rhythm method IUD xerophagy vasectomy nonindulgence sexlessness contraceptive pacifism