| Main Entry: | abstain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back from doing |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
Antonyms: |
indulge, use |
| Main Entry: | forgo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up, do without |
Synonyms: |
abandon, abdicate, abjure, abstain, cede, desist, eschew, forbear, forsake, give in, go on the wagon, leave alone, leave out, pack in, pass, pass on, pass up, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, resign, resist, sacrifice, sit out, surrender, swear off, take the cure, take the oath, waive, yield |
| Notes: | forego means to go before or precede (as in fore) and to do without is to forgo |
Antonyms: |
continue, indulge, keep, use |
| Main Entry: | refrain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do without; keep from doing |
Synonyms: |
abstain, arrest, avoid, be temperate, cease, check, curb, desist, eschew, forbear, forgo, give up, go on the wagon, halt, inhibit, interrupt, keep, leave off, not do, pass, pass up, quit, renounce, resist, restrain, sit out, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
Antonyms: |
do, go ahead, jump in |