Abstemious and Pickled

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Abstemious adjective - Given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.

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Pickled is an antonym for abstemious.

Nearby Word: abstemiousness

Pickled adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.

Usage example: I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme

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Abstemious is an antonym for pickled.

Nearby Words: pickle, pickling

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Pickled and Abstemious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstemious/pickled

Abstemious & Pickled. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstemious/pickled>.

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