Abstaining
Refraining and abstaining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refraining" instead a noun "Abstaining".
Refraining
Abstaining and refraining are semantically related. You can use "Abstaining" instead a noun "Refraining".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- give up and abstaining
- give up and refraining
- sobriety and abstaining
- sobriety and refraining
- renounce and abstaining
- renounce and refraining
- cease and abstaining
- cease and refraining
- forbear and abstaining
- forbear and refraining
- forgo and abstaining
- forgo and refraining
- avoid and abstaining
- avoid and refraining
Cite this Source
Refraining and Abstaining. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refraining
Abstaining & Refraining. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refraining>.
Refraining or Abstaining. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstaining/refraining.
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