💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abstains"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| refrainverb | (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew |
| desistverb | (ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from). |
| declinesverb | (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain. |
| failsverb | (intransitive) To be unsuccessful. |
| forbearsnoun | Alternative spelling of forebear. [An ancestor.] |
| refrainsverb | (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew |
| abstentionnoun | The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| abstain from | — |
| abstentionsnoun | The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| abstentionistnoun | A practitioner or advocate of not getting involved politically. |
| abstentionismnoun | A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one's vote or other participation with regard to some aspect of the political process. |
| abstinencesnoun | The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. |
| abstainersnoun | One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. |
| abstinent | Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite. |
| abstinencenoun | The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. |
| nonvotingnoun | Lacking the right to vote. |
| nonparticipating | Not participating. |
| absentingverb | (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away. |
| refrainingverb | The act of one who refrains from doing something. |
| opt outverb | To choose not to participate in something. |
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