10 Letter Words for Abstention
abstention
9 Letter Words for Abstention
abstinent, bastionet, bastonite, estantion, intonates, obstinant, obstinate, sanbenito, tantonies
8 Letter Words for Abstention
antients, antisnob, bastonet, batonist, besonian, bisonant, bitstone, bonniest, botanies, botanist, bottines, enations, estonian, intonate, nasonite, niobates, obeisant, obstante, sabotine, setation, sonatine, stannite, tabinets, tibetans, tinstone, tontines, totanine
7 Letter Words for Abstention
abiston, aeonist, anoints, antient, asiento, atonies, attones, bannets, banties, basinet, bastion, bastite, batiste, batonne, battens, batties, benison, besaint, bestain, bestian, bistate, boaties, bonetta, boniest, bonitas, bonnets, bonnies, bosnian, botnets, botties, bottine, ebonist, enation, ensaint, estonia, etonian, inanest, instant, instate, intents, intones, nations, niobate, noetian, nonbase, nonetti, notates, obstant, obtains, onanist, ostiate, satient, satinet, snottie, stanine, station, steatin, stenion, stenton, tabinet, tannest, tanties, tenants, tennist, tension, tention, tibetan, toastie, toniest, tonites, tontine
6 Letter Words for Abstention
abient, abonne, absent, anenst, anions, anitos, annist, annite, anoine, anoint, astint, astite, astone, atones, attone, bannet, bantin, basion, basnet, basote, basten, baston, batino, batons, batten, batton, beanos, bennis, bentos, besant, besoin, betain, betons, bettas, bientt, binate, bionts, biotas, bitnet, bitten, boatie, boites, bonist, bonita, bonnes, bonnet, bonsai, bosnia, botnet, bottes, enoint, eonian, ettins, inanes, inbent, innate, innest, insane, intens, intent, intone, ionate, nasion, nation, nentsi, nitent, nitons, noints, nonets, nosean, nosine, nosite, notate, notist, oatbin, obstet, obtain, obtent, obtest, onsite, ostein, ostent, otiant, sabine, sabino, sainte, sannie, santon, satine, sation, sattie, sebait, seitan, sennit, siabon, sienna, sinnet, sitten, sobeit, sonant, sonnet, sotnia, sottie, stanno, statin, stenia, stonen, stonne, stotin, tainos, tainte, taints, tanist, tantie, taoist, tasten, taties, tenant, tenias, tennis, tennos, tenons, tenson, testao, teston, tienta, tiento, tinean, tineas, tinnet, tinosa, tisane, titano, titans, tobies, tobine, tonant, tonies, tonite, tonnes
5 Letter Words for Abstention
abets, abies, abnet, abote, absit, anent, anion, anise, annet, annie, annot, anons, antes, antis, atone, baits, banes, banns, bants, basin, bason, baste, basti, basto, bates, batis, baton, batts, beano, beans, beant, beast, beati, beats, beisa, benin, benis, benni, bento, bents, besan, besat, besin, besit, besot, betas, betis, beton, betso, betta, biens, bines, binna, bints, biont, biose, biota, bison, bites, bitos, bitte, bitts, boann, boast, boats, boise, boist, boite, bones, bonie, bonne, bosie, botan, botas, botte, botts, btise, ebons, ennia, entia, entsi, eosin, esbat, estab, etnas, ettin, ibota, ibsen, inane, innet, inone, insea, inset, iotas, nabes, nabis, nanes, nants, nates, neats, neist, nenta, neons, nines, ninos, niobe, niota, nisan, niton, nitos, nitta, nobis, noint, noise, nonas, nones, nonet, notan, notes, oaten, obias, obits, oenin, oints, onset, ostia, otate, sabin, sabot, saine, saint, sanit, santo, saone, satin, sebat, senit, senna, senti, seton, siena, sient, sinon, sitao, sitta, snite, sonne, sotie, stain, staio, stane, state, stean, stein, steno, stent, stine, stint, stion, stite, stoae, stoai, stoat, stoit, stone, stonn, tabes, tabet, tabis, taino, tains, taint, taise, taits, tanti, tanto, taste, tates, tatie, tatin, teats, tenai, tenia, tenio, tenno, tenon, tenso, tents, testa, tibet, tiens, tinea, tines, tinta, tints, titan, toast, toeas, toise, toist, toits, tones, tonne, totes, tsine
4 Letter Words for Abstention
abet, abit, abos, aine, ains, aint, aion, aits, anes, anet, anis, anne, anni, anno, anns, anon, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, asio, ates, atis, atte, attn, bain, bait, bane, bani, bans, bant, base, bast, bate, bats, batt, bean, beat, bein, bena, beni, benn, beno, bens, bent, besa, best, beta, bets, bias, bien, bine, bino, bins, bint, bion, bios, bist, bite, bito, bits, bitt, boas, boat, bona, bone, bonn, bons, bose, bosn, bota, bote, boti, bots, bott, eans, east, eats, ebon, ento, eoan, eons, etas, etat, etna, eton, inbe, inne, inns, inst, inta, into, ions, iota, isba, isnt, itas, nabe, nabs, naib, nain, naio, nais, nane, nant, naoi, naos, nasi, naso, nast, nato, nats, neat, nebn, nebo, nebs, nein, neon, nest, neti, nets, nibs, nies, nina, nine, nist, nito, nits, nobs, noes, nona, none, nose, nota, note, nots, nott, oast, oats, oban, obas, obes, obia, obis, obit, oint, ones, onst, otis, sabe, sain, sane, sant, sate, sati, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, sett, sian, sien, sina, sine, sion, sita, site, snab, sneb, snib, snit, snob, snot, soba, sone, stab, stat, sten, stet, stib, stie, stoa, stob, stot, tabi, tabs, taen, tain, tais, tait, tane, tans, taos, tate, tats, tean, teas, teat, tens, tent, test, tets, tiao, tien, ties, tine, tins, tint, tite, tits, toat, tobe, toea, toes, toit, tone, tonn, tons, tosa, tose, tote, tots, tsia
3 Letter Words for Abstention
abn, abo, abs, abt, aes, ain, ais, ait, ane, ann, ans, ant, aob, asb, ase, ast, ate, att, bae, bai, ban, bas, bat, ben, bes, bet, bin, bio, bis, bit, bns, boa, boe, bon, bos, bot, ean, eas, eat, ebn, ebs, ens, eon, eos, est, eta, iao, iba, inn, ins, int, ion, ios, ise, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nab, nae, nas, nat, nbe, nea, neb, nei, neo, net, nib, nie, nis, nit, nne, noa, nob, non, nos, not, oas, oat, oba, obe, obi, obs, oes, oie, ois, ona, one, oni, ons, ont, ose, osi, sab, sai, san, sao, sat, sbe, sea, sei, sen, set, sib, sie, sin, sit, sob, son, sot, sta, tab, tai, tan, tao, tas, tat, tbs, tea, ten, tes, tet, tib, tie, tin, tis, tit, tnt, toa, tob, toe, toi, ton, tos, tot, tsi, tst
Definitions for Abstention
[1] an act or instance of abstaining.
[2] withholding of a vote.
[3] a voluntary decision not to act; the act of refraining or abstaining
[4] the act of withholding one's vote
Words related to Abstention
sobriety, abstinence, self-restraint, self-denial, self-control, avoidance, abstaining
Words nearby Abstention
absorptivity, absquatulate, abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism, abstergent, abstersive, abstinence, abstinence syndrome
Origin of Abstention
1515–25; < Late Latin abstentiōn- (stem of abstentiō ), equivalent to Latin abstent(us ), past participle of abstinēre to abstain + -iōn- -ion
Words that may be confused with Abstention
abstention, abstinence
Other words from Abstention
ab·sten·tious , adjective
non·ab·sten·tion , noun
un·ab·sten·tious , adjective
Word origin for Abstention
C16: from Late Latin abstentiōn-, from Latin abstinēre. See abstain
Synonyms for Abstention
abstinence, avoidance, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, abstaining, non-indulgence