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self-denial
noun as in abstinence
noun as in abstention
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noun as in abstinence
noun as in austerity
noun as in renunciation
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noun as in restraint
noun as in temperance
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noun as in abstemiousness
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noun as in self-denial
noun as in quitclaim
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noun as in relinquishment
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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-discipline
- sobriety
- stoicism
- teetotalism
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-discipline
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
noun as in abnegation
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Example Sentences
Another tradition of manliness would point them toward discipline, sacrifice, and self-denial.
The Roman idea of self-denial differed very strikingly from our own.
But in general, White sees such wives as engaging in willful self-denial, she said.
Is it not worth some self-denial, some sacrifices, on pour part, to have your home spoken of in this manner?
We have learned so much lately about self-denial, and crossing one's own inclinations, and enduring hardness.
He would bear evils with patience, even as he would practise self-denial of pleasure.
That includes an idea of self-denial utterly unknown to all the young people of to-day.
So far he had not done so, but continued self-denial would require a stern effort.
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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-denial, such as: abnegation, abstemiousness, ascetic, asceticism, self-abnegation, and selflessness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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