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Antonyms for abstinentab·sti·nent

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. abstinent

    Antonyms:
    self-indulgent, sensual, intemperate, epicurean, dissipated, incontinent, debauched

    Synonyms:
    temperate, abstemious, continent, sober, self-denying, austere

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abstainer, abstinent, nondrinkeradjective

    a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages

    Antonyms:
    gluttonous

    Synonyms:
    ascetic, abstainer, nondrinker

  2. abstinent, abstentiousadjective

    self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink

    "not totally abstinent but abstemious"

    Antonyms:
    gluttonous

    Synonyms:
    abstentious

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. abstinentadjective

    Antonyms:
    sensual, wanton, self-indulgent, intemperate

    Synonyms:
    abstemious, temperate, continent

How to use abstinent in a sentence?

  1. Sarah Church:

    It’s the same thing with drinking, maybe if you're trying to be abstinent from alcohol, once in a while you have a slip.

  2. Richard Isaacson:

    I’ve never personally suggested someone to start drinking moderate amounts of alcohol if they were abstinent, but there’s really not a one-size-fits-all approach towards counseling a patient on alcohol consumption.

  3. Celia Morgan:

    Ketamine is a well-tolerated drug and can help alleviate the symptoms of depression, with a pilot study suggesting that it could cut alcohol relapse rates by more than half, this trial will allow us to examine whether ketamine, combined with therapy, can indeed help people stay abstinent from alcohol.

  4. Peter Kalivas:

    Certainly for years after being abstinent, they can suddenly get an uncontrollable motivation to take the drug, that always seemed to us to be the result of some enduring change, or a vulnerability left in the brain by the repeated use of drugs.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#16950sensual
#46430dissipated
#67583epicurean
#89563incontinent
#127101intemperate
#129529abstinent
#142116gluttonous
#142509debauched

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