Abstemious
Abstemious adjective - Given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.
Lessening and abstemious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lessening" instead an adjective "Abstemious".
Nearby Word: abstemiousness
Lessening
Lessening noun - A change downward.
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Abstemious and lessening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstemious" instead an adjective "Lessening".
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Lessening and Abstemious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstemious/lessening
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Lessening or Abstemious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstemious/lessening.
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