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refraining
noun as in abstinence
noun as in continence
noun as in denial
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noun as in forbearance
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noun as in sobriety
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noun as in traversal
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Where tenders are required, the government can prevent construction by simply refraining from issuing tenders.
In short, does refraining from running buses on Shabbat serve to unify the country around the symbol of the Jewish week?
In some cases, people are refraining from shaving to benefit a charity—but not the ones tied to Movember.
Refraining from vowing to him, man sustains a character no higher than the wicked who restrain prayer before God.
What had happened to her that she should be thus beside herself, and hardly capable of refraining from open tears?
Abstain′er, specially one who does not take alcoholic drinks; Absten′tion, a refraining.
She moved away, majestically as does a goddess, conscious of her power but magnanimously refraining from using it.
By refraining from the physical expression, one may at least partially inhibit the emotion.
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On this page you'll find 191 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to refraining, such as: chastity, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-restraint, and abnegation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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