Continence
Continence noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: experiencing a moment of unusual continence, I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult
Self-containment and continence are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-containment" instead a noun "Continence".
Nearby Words: continent, continently
Self-containment
Self-containment noun - The power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions.
Usage example: a man of extraordinary self-containment, he refused to lose his temper even in the most trying of circumstances
Continence and self-containment are semantically related. You can use "Continence" instead a noun phrase "Self-containment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temperance and continence
- temperance and self-containment
- forbearance and continence
- forbearance and self-containment
- reserve and continence
- reserve and self-containment
- restraint and continence
- restraint and self-containment
- sobriety and continence
- sobriety and self-containment
- self-possession and continence
- self-possession and self-containment
- moderation and continence
- moderation and self-containment
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Self-containment and Continence. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/continence/self-containment
Continence & Self-containment. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/continence/self-containment>.
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