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self-discipline
noun as in austerity
noun as in restraint
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noun as in self-control
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
- sobriety
- stoicism
- teetotalism
noun as in teetotalism
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noun as in temperance
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noun as in will
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noun as in willpower
Example Sentences
Perhaps it was Babitz’s lack of self-discipline, or her excessive drug use, or the incipient onset of Huntington’s disease, which would eventually take her life.
The former officer, who wants to remain anonymous, said he was attracted to a career in the prison service due to the self-discipline and integrity the role requires.
Furthermore, if a woman was susceptible to impulses of the flesh as was commonly believed, then by enduring self-discipline they would prove themselves worthy of receiving and transmitting God's messages.
I can get lost in an algorithm on my phone and having the self-discipline to stop and be here now is an ongoing journey.
Is it all down to a lack of self-discipline?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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