All abstinent synonyms
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A a adj abstinent
- moderating — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- abstemious — Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- strict — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
- abstaining — to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
- inhibited — overly restrained.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- abstentious — an act or instance of abstaining.
- bridled — part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- curbed — Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- considerate — Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- dispassionate — free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- impartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- judicious — using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
- low-key — of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- monotonous — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
- peaceable — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
- tranquil — free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm: a tranquil country place.
- untroubled — without trouble, discomfort, or disturbance: an easy, untroubled life; He was untroubled by daily setbacks.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- intoxicated — Archaic. intoxicated.
- conforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- moral — of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- priggish — a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prim — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- prissy — excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
- stern — rear of boat
- stuffy — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
- on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- self-possessed — having or showing control of one's feelings, behavior, etc.; composed; poised.
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- self-restraint — restraint imposed on one by oneself; self-control.
adjective abstinent
- teetotal — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- chaste — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chaste, you mean that they do not have sex with anyone, or they only have sex with their husband or wife.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- proper — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
noun abstinent
- abstainer — a person who abstains from something regarded as improper or unhealthy, especially the drinking of alcoholic beverages.