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
