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self control
noun as in abstention
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noun as in abstinence
noun as in patience
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noun as in balance
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noun as in self-control
noun as in temper
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noun as in temperance
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- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- asceticism
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
- teetotalism
noun as in will
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noun as in willpower
noun as in imperturbability
noun as in imperturbableness
noun as in soberness
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- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- asceticism
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- dryness
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- sobriety
- stoicism
- teetotalism
noun as in taciturnity
noun as in teetotalism
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- abnegation
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- asceticism
- astringency
- austerity
- conservatism
- constraint
- continence
- control
- discretion
- dryness
- forbearance
- forgoing
- frugality
- measure
- moderateness
- moderation
- moderatism
- mortification
- prohibition
- prudence
- reasonableness
- restraint
- sacrifice
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
noun as in uncommunicativeness
noun as in unflappability
noun as in composure
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noun as in continence
noun as in discipline
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noun as in forbearance
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noun as in willpower over one's actions
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Example Sentences
Men were taught self-control about everything from their diet to how to resist the “painted woman.”
Experts suggest that we need to think of self-control as a “muscle”; something we can train in order to increase our willpower.
The type of self-control needed for dieting is very different from that needed for exercising.
Importantly, after using self-control to resist one temptation, your brain has less energy to resist the next one.
Hence, in the long run, dieting requires the use of much more self-control than exercising.
A certain amount of his ill-humour vented, Tressan made an effort to regain his self-control.
When this sudden discovery leaped out upon him, for a moment he lost his self-control.
It was a great fault of his, or perhaps a misfortune—for he could not help it—this want of self-control in moments of emergency.
She felt that the time was opportune to plant the seed of self-control within the young heart.
This was a fearful task for one like him, but he would strive for self-control just as one throws down a tree to bridge a torrent.
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On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-control, such as: dignity, discretion, poise, restraint, reticence, and self-discipline.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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