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forgoing

ADJECTIVE

sober

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dark disciplined dispassionate down-to-earth earnest levelheaded low-key lucid no-nonsense practical quiet rational realistic reasonable restrained sedate serene serious solemn somber staid subdued

STRONG

abnegating abstaining collected composed constrained cool eschewing grave inhibited plain reserved sound steady

WEAK

clear-headed cold drab hard-boiled imperturbable pacific severe soft toned-down unexcited unimpassioned unruffled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitated boisterous cheerful excitable excited flippant frivolous funny happy impractical insincere irrational light nervous trivial troubled unimportant unrealistic unreasonable unserious upset

STRONG

annoyed friendly worried

WEAK

drunk immoderate inebriated

NOUN

soberness

Synonyms

STRONG

abnegation abstemiousness abstinence asceticism astringency austerity conservatism constraint continence control discretion dryness forbearance frugality measure moderateness moderation moderatism mortification prohibition prudence reasonableness restraint sacrifice self-control self-denial self-discipline sobriety stoicism teetotalism

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation allowance carelessness indulgence intemperance permission rashness self-indulgence wildness

NOUN

teetotalism

Synonyms

STRONG

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation allowance carelessness indulgence intemperance permission rashness self-indulgence wildness

NOUN

temperance

Synonyms

STRONG

abnegation abstemiousness asceticism astringency austerity conservatism constraint continence control discretion forbearance frugality measure moderateness moderation moderatism mortification prohibition prudence reasonableness restraint sacrifice self-control self-denial self-discipline soberness sobriety stoicism teetotalism

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation allowance carelessness indulgence permission rashness wildness

WEAK

excess intemperance

Example Sentences

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What if we could avoid our taxpayer’s complicity, without forgoing the benefits of a common tax system?

From Slate • May 11, 2026

Shipping companies are forgoing crossings through higher-risk areas, which is making their trips longer and costlier.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

Takaichi, who is married to a former politician, stays up late at home reading policy documents, forgoing the drinks and dinners that typically bond Japanese lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Firetrucks hurtled by, forgoing those burning homes believed to be lost causes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

He saw marriage as the loving alignment of two people who could lead parallel lives but without forgoing any independent dreams or ambitions.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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