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self control

noun as in abstention

noun as in balance

noun as in temper

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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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