Synonyms of abstains (from)

abstains (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of abstain (from)

as in keeps (from)

to resist the temptation of

had to abstain from solid food before her surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeps (from)
• refrains (from)
• withholds (from)
• avoids
• denies
• foregoes
• forgoes
• forbears
• abjures
• refuses
• eschews
• shuns
• curbs
• checks
• constrains
• inhibits
• rejects
• combats
• repudiates
• bucks
• fights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• succumbs (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• bows (to)
• concedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• capitulates
• knuckles under (to)