🚫abstain

Meaning

to deliberately avoid doing or consuming something

To restrain oneself from indulging in or partaking of something.

Example Sentences

He decided to abstain from smoking.

People often abstain from digital devices to enhance focus.

Example Expressions

abstain from voting

Synonyms

refrain, withhold, avoid, eschew, resist, forgo

Entry 1

refrain, withhold, avoid, eschew

Entry 2

refrain, avoid, resist, forgo

Antonyms

indulge, engage, partake, consume

Entry 1

indulge, engage

Entry 2

indulge, partake, consume, engage

Collocations

abstain from alcohol, abstain from food, abstain from voting