Abstain from
Abstain from verb - To resist the temptation of.
Decline to and abstain from are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Decline to" instead a verb "Abstain from".
Decline to
Abstain from and decline to are semantically related. You can use "Abstain from" instead a verb "Decline to".
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Decline to and Abstain from. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstain_from/decline_to
Abstain from & Decline to. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstain_from/decline_to>.
Decline to or Abstain from. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstain_from/decline_to.
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