Thesaurus:abstemious

Thesaurus

abstemious

English

Adjective

Sense: refraining from freely consuming food or strong drink

Synonyms

• abstemious
• abstentious
• abstinent
• sober    [⇒ thesaurus]
• spareful (obsolete)
• temperate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• voracious    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hedonistic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nonabstemious
• nonabstinent
• nontemperate
• unabstemious
• unsober

Hyponyms

• overabstemious
• sober    [⇒ thesaurus]
• teetotal
• unvoracious

Hypernyms

• temperate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• ascetic
• ascetical
• puritanical
• self-abnegatory    [⇒ thesaurus]
• serious    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stern    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “953. temperance” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “abstemious” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.