Words and phrases that have a meaning related to abstain: (141 results)
Often used in the same context:
refrain, withhold, forbid, shun, prohibit, expel, eschew, withdraw, desist, reject, dissuade, forego, barred, resign, quit, oppose, forswear, postpone, discourage, forgo, abandon, rescind, foreswear, indulge, banned, forsake, absenting, avoid, disengage, condone, overindulge, approve, defer, suspend, annul, deviate, abide, resile, derogate, disobey, abjure, disqualify, dissented, revoke, recused, deter, renounce, resist, reconsider, proscribes, disassociating, excommunicated, disallow, partake, debar, eject, discontinue, exclude, adjourn, disbar, accede, renege, ostracise, endorse, restrict, succumb, excused, solemnize, alienate, nem con, antagonize, commit, consume, preclude, tolerate, misbehave, condemn, shirk, disaffiliate, divest, choose, disapproves, spurn, accept, terminate, averse, adhere, coerce, cancel, absolve, moralise, acquiesce, derecognise, prevent, stop, dissociate, vote, deprave, omit, countermand, anal intercourse, illegalize, depart, employ, imperfect, accords, approximate, avail, believe, cease, confess, direct, none, nothing, rests, speak, tell, accumulate, acquire
More general:
Also try:abstain from, desist from, forbear from, keep from, refrain from
— Adjectives for abstain: french, future, many, long, virtuous, present, latter, former, best, particular, general, more...
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