Avoidance
Avoidance noun - The act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable.
Temperance and avoidance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temperance" instead a noun "Avoidance".
Temperance
Temperance noun - An avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits.
Usage example: my father attributes his ripe old age to temperance in all things, especially eating and drinking
Avoidance and temperance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoidance" instead a noun "Temperance".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- forbearance and avoidance
- forbearance and temperance
- restraint and avoidance
- restraint and temperance
- continence and avoidance
- continence and temperance
- moderation and avoidance
- moderation and temperance
- prohibition and avoidance
- prohibition and temperance
- renunciation and avoidance
- renunciation and temperance
- abstemiousness and avoidance
- abstemiousness and temperance
Both words in one sentence
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Real British Gentlemanly behaviour is more subtle than speech or dress, involving the virtues of hospitality, rationality and temperance, the avoidance of irrational extremes, devotion to 'things held dear', rebellion against corruption, and courageous composure in the face of adversity.
Source: Quintessential British Gentleman
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Temperance and Avoidance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoidance/temperance
Avoidance & Temperance. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoidance/temperance>.
Temperance or Avoidance. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/avoidance/temperance.
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