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Definitions

teetotalism

[tee-toht-l-iz-uhm, tee-toht-] / tiˈtoʊt lˌɪz əm, ˈtiˌtoʊt- /

NOUN

temperance

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

eschewal golden mean happy medium refrainment self-deprivation uninebriation unintoxication

Antonyms

STRONG

agitation allowance carelessness indulgence intemperance permission rashness self-indulgence wildness

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