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Showing words for ABSTAINING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Abstaining

abstaining

9 Letter Words for Abstaining

basiating

8 Letter Words for Abstaining

antibias, baitings, bananist, bantings, ignatian, ignatias, saignant, sainting, satining, staining

7 Letter Words for Abstaining

abasing, abating, abstain, against, anginas, antings, antisag, baaings, baigans, bainins, baiting, banians, banting, bastian, basting, biasing, bisnaga, bitings, ignatia, saining, staning

6 Letter Words for Abstaining

abatis, agitas, angina, annats, annist, anting, asitia, atinga, baaing, bagani, baigan, bainin, banian, banias, baning, bannat, bantin, basing, basnat, bating, binits, biting, gainst, giants, gisant, gitana, inanga, inbits, ingans, isatin, istana, naiant, nganas, sabian, sabina, sabing, sagina, saning, santii, satang, sating, sigint, singan, sining, siting, taigas, tangas, tangis, tannas, tannia, tining

5 Letter Words for Abstaining

absit, again, agast, agist, agita, agnat, ainas, aitis, anans, angas, angia, angst, annas, annat, antas, antis, asian, ating, baign, baits, banat, banga, bangs, bania, banig, banns, bants, basan, basat, basin, basta, basti, batis, bigas, bings, binit, binna, bints, bisti, bitis, gains, gaist, gaits, gansa, ganta, gants, giant, gnast, gnats, ignis, iiasa, ingan, innit, intis, naans, nabis, nagas, naias, nanas, nanga, nants, nasab, nasat, ngana, niais, niata, ninib, nisan, sabin, sagan, saiga, saint, sanai, sanga, sanit, santa, satai, satan, satin, signa, sinai, staab, staia, staig, stain, stang, sting, tabis, taiga, taigs, tains, tanan, tanas, tanga, tangi, tangs, tania, tanna, tiang, tibia, tingi, tings

4 Letter Words for Abstaining

abas, abit, agas, agba, agin, agit, agni, agst, aias, aina, ains, aint, aits, anan, anas, anat, anba, anga, anis, anna, anni, anns, ansa, ansi, anta, anti, ants, asia, asin, asta, atis, baas, baga, bags, bain, bait, bang, bani, bans, bant, bast, bata, bats, bias, biga, bigs, bing, bins, bint, bist, biti, bits, gaba, gabi, gabs, gaia, gain, gait, gant, gast, gata, gats, gibs, ginn, gins, gist, gits, gnat, ibis, inga, inia, init, inns, inst, inta, inti, isba, isnt, itai, itas, naan, nabs, naga, nagi, nags, naib, naig, nain, nais, nana, nant, nasa, nasi, nast, nats, ngai, nibs, nina, nisi, nist, nits, saba, saga, sain, sana, sang, sant, sata, sati, sian, sign, sina, sing, sita, siti, snab, snag, snib, snig, snit, stab, stag, stib, tabi, tabs, tags, taig, tain, tais, tana, tang, tans, tigs, ting, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Abstaining

aas, aba, abn, abs, abt, aga, ags, agt, aia, ain, ais, ait, ana, ann, ans, ant, asb, asg, ast, baa, bag, bai, ban, bas, bat, big, bin, bis, bit, bns, gab, gan, gas, gat, gib, gin, gis, git, gns, iaa, iba, ign, ing, inn, ins, int, isn, ist, ita, its, naa, nab, nag, nas, nat, nbg, nib, nig, nis, nit, saa, sab, sag, sai, san, sat, sib, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, taa, tab, tag, tai, tan, tas, tbs, tgn, tib, tig, tin, tis, tng, tsi

Definitions for Abstaining

[1] to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat.
[2] to refrain from casting one's vote: a referendum in which two delegates abstained.
[3] to choose to refrain he abstained from alcohol
[4] to refrain from voting, esp in a committee, legislature, etc

Words related to Abstaining

abstainquit, renounce, refrain, withhold, forgo, cease, shun, forbear, decline, refuse, spurn, avoid, eschew, stop, fast, abjure, curb, evade, pass, constrain

Words nearby Abstaining

abstainabsorption hygrometer, absorption spectrum, absorptive, absorptivity, absquatulate, abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent

Origin of Abstaining

1350–1400; Middle English abste(i)nen < Middle French abstenir ≪ Latin abstinēre, equivalent to abs- abs- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold, keep

Other words from Abstaining

non·ab·stain·ing , adjective
o·ver·ab·stain , verb (used without object)

Word origin for Abstaining

C14: via Old French from Latin abstinēre, from abs- ab- 1 + tenēre to hold, keep

Synonyms for Abstaining

cease, forgo, pass up, quit, refrain, renounce, shun, withhold, abjure, abnegate, avoid, constrain, curb, decline, eschew, evade, fast, forbear, pass, refuse, spurn, starve, stop, deny oneself, do without, fence-sit, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, take the cure, take the pledge