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forgoing
adjective as in sober
Strongest matches
Strong matches
noun as in soberness
Strong matches
- 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
noun as in teetotalism
Strong matches
- 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
- soberness
- sobriety
- stoicism
noun as in temperance
Strong matches
- 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
Example Sentences
One advantage to forgoing a showy rock ’n’ roll persona is that you never get too old to pull it off.
“I’m not going to dance on the wall,” he said privately, forgoing personal political gain to preserve America’s Cold War triumph.
Speaking in the mixed zone, Crouser reflected on years of eating right, getting nine hours of sleep each night and forgoing alcohol except for a 10-day vacation at the end of each track season.
Buying an electric vehicle "doesn't require consumers to make extensive behavioral changes" like forgoing a car completely, said Emma Ignaszewski, one of the authors of the report.
More ‘Open’ Signs This Summer: With millions of visitors expected in Paris for the Olympics, many shopkeepers, bakers and restaurateurs are forgoing their cherished annual vacations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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