deny oneself
31eschew — I verb abstain, avoid, back away from, boycott, bypass, deny oneself, do without, elude, evade, flee from, forbear, forswear, give a wide berth, have nothing to do with, keep at a distance, keep away, keep clear of, keep out of the way, make… …
32asceticism — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Extremism in self restraint Nouns 1. asceticism, puritanism, austerity; abstinence, abstemiousness; [self ]mortification, [self ]denial, maceration, sackcloth and ashes, hair shirt, flagellation; penance,… …
33forgo — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. relinquish, abandon; deny oneself, give up, do without, pass up. See relinquishment. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. do without, relinquish, waive, sacrifice; see abandon 1 , abstain , waive . See Synonym… …
34Temperance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Temperance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 temperance temperance moderation sobriety soberness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 forbearance forbearance abnegation Sgm: N 2 self denial self denial self restraint …
35abnegate — ab·ne·gate || æbnɪgeɪt v. waive or surrender rights or privileges; abstain, refrain, deny oneself …
36abnegated — ab·ne·gate || æbnɪgeɪt v. waive or surrender rights or privileges; abstain, refrain, deny oneself …
37abnegates — ab·ne·gate || æbnɪgeɪt v. waive or surrender rights or privileges; abstain, refrain, deny oneself …
38abnegating — ab·ne·gate || æbnɪgeɪt v. waive or surrender rights or privileges; abstain, refrain, deny oneself …
39abstinence — noun 1) AA endorses a path of abstinence Syn: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstention; rare nephalism 2) of course abstinence is the most effective form of birth control, but is it the most realistic? Syn: celibacy, chastity …
40decline — 1. verb 1) she declined all invitations Syn: turn down, reject, brush aside, refuse, rebuff, spurn, repulse, dismiss; forgo, deny oneself, pass up; abstain from, say no to; informal give the thumbs down to, give something a miss Ant …
