Abstention
Abstention noun - The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol).
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Prohibition and abstention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prohibition" instead a noun "Abstention".
Prohibition
Prohibition noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.
Abstention and prohibition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abstention" instead a noun "Prohibition".
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Related pairs
- temperance and abstention
- temperance and prohibition
- restraint and abstention
- restraint and prohibition
- avoidance and abstention
- avoidance and prohibition
- rejection and abstention
- rejection and prohibition
- rebuff and abstention
- rebuff and prohibition
- denial and abstention
- denial and prohibition
- veto and abstention
- veto and prohibition
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Prohibition and Abstention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abstention/prohibition
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