Synonyms for fasting
fast·ing

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1. fasting

   Abstinence from food commonly signifies going without; abstemiousness, partaking moderately; abstinence may be for a single occasion, abstemiousness is habitual moderation. Self-denial is giving up what one wishes; abstinence may be refraining from what one does not desire. Fasting is abstinence from food for a limited time, and generally for religious reasons. Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice. Total abstinence has come to signify the entire abstaining from intoxicating liquors.

   Synonyms:
   abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperance

   Antonyms:
   drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness

   Preposition:
   The negative side of virtue is abstinence from vice.

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fast, fastingnoun

   abstaining from food

   Synonyms:
   fast

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1. • Abstinence

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1. fastingnoun

   Synonyms:
   fast, abstinence from food

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1. List of paraphrases for "fasting":

   fasted, starvation, fast

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1. Travis Masterson:

   They should have been less hungry at night because the fasting period was shorter, we know that there is something going on here.

2. Sultan Alneyadi:

   Fasting is not compulsory if you’re feeling not well. So in that regard — anything that can jeopardize the mission or maybe put the crew member at risk — we’re actually allowed to to eat sufficient food to prevent any escalation of lack of food or nutrition or hydration.

3. Ruth Patterson:

   We think that nighttime fasting is a feasible lifestyle [while] something like diet is not.

4. Benjamin Franklin:

   He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

5. Valter Longo:

   Whether you're thinking about trying a fasting system for preventive reasons or as a treatment, the doctor should be involved, there are many factors that must be considered, like your current diet, or whether you have diabetes or a metabolic disorder.