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continence
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CONTINENCE
1
abstention from sexual intercourse <argued for a pregnancy-prevention program that did not put so much faith in the continence of teenagers>
2
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others <experiencing a moment of unusual continence, I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult>
Synonyms continence, discipline, discretion, inhibition, refrainment, repression, reserve, restraint, self-command, self-control, self-restraint, suppression
Related Words command, control, mastery, possession; self-censorship, self-containment, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, will, willpower; composure, self-poise, self-possession; aloofness, detachedness, distance; bashfulness, modesty, shyness; reticence, silence, taciturnity
3
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions <a religious sect that demanded nearly superhuman continence from its adherents>
Synonyms continence, restraint, self-command, self-containment, self-control, self-discipline, self-government, self-mastery, self-possession, self-restraint, willpower
Related Words self-abnegation, self-denial, self-deprivation; moderateness, moderation, temperance, temperateness; determination, nerve; command, control, discipline, mastery; abnegation, abstention, avoidance, eschewal, forbearance; abstinence, soberness, sobriety; aplomb, assurance, composure, confidence, coolness, equanimity, poise, self-confidence; discretion
4
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites <a gambling mecca that has a reputation for being the sort of place where caution and continence are thrown to the wind>
Related Words control, forbearance, restraint; discipline, self-command, self-control, self-discipline, self-mastery; asceticism, austerity
Near Antonyms gluttony, greed, rapaciousness, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity; hedonism, sensuality, sybaritism
Antonyms self-indulgence
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