ABSTENTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ABSTENTION?

Need another word that means the same as “abstention”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “abstention” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Abstention” are: abstinence, refusal to vote, teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, celibacy, chastity, singleness, continence, virginity, self-restraint, self-denial, bachelorhood, spinsterhood

Abstention as a Noun

Definitions of "Abstention" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abstention” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An instance of declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion.
• The trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol.
• Restraint in one's consumption; abstinence.

Synonyms of "Abstention" as a noun (15 Words)

abstemiousness	Restricted to bare necessities.
abstinence	The practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol or sex. I started drinking again after six years of abstinence.
bachelorhood	A man who has never been married.
celibacy	The state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. A priest who had taken a vow of celibacy.
chastity	Morality with respect to sexual relations. Vows of chastity.
continence	The exercise of self constraint in sexual matters. You can improve your continence by strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor.
refusal to vote	The act of refusing.
self-denial	The trait of practicing self discipline.
self-restraint	Exhibiting restraint imposed on the self.
singleness	The quality of concentrating on one central objective. The singleness of his motives could not be questioned.
sobriety	The quality of being staid or solemn. The price of beer compelled me to maintain a certain level of sobriety.
spinsterhood	The state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman.
teetotalism	Abstaining from alcohol.
temperance	The act of tempering. The temperance movement.
virginity	The condition or quality of being a virgin. I lost my virginity.

Usage Examples of "Abstention" as a noun

• A resolution passed by 126 votes to none, with six abstentions.
• Alcohol consumption versus abstention.

Associations of "Abstention" (30 Words)

abstain	Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. Forty one voted with the Opposition and some sixty more abstained.
ballot	Vote by ballot. There were fifty three abstentions and twenty eight spoilt ballots.
candidate	Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc. She was the perfect candidate for a biography.
choose	Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. I ll stay as long as I choose.
chosen	Having been selected as the best or most appropriate. He is by no means a forerunner in his chosen field.
cloture	Terminate debate by calling for a vote. A cloture motion.
done	Socially acceptable. Therapy was not the done thing then.
elect	Elected but not yet installed in office. He was elected as councillor.
election	A vote to select the winner of a position or political office. The results of the election will be announced tonight.
elective	An optional course of study. He had never held elective office.
elector	In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted.
electorate	The body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote. 75 per cent of the electorate voted for a Scottish parliament in some form.
favour	Resemble (a parent or other relative) in facial features. Please favour me with an answer.
gerrymander	An act of gerrymandering dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage. An attempt to gerrymander the election result.
hustings	A meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters. I was out on the hustings talking to people.
incoming	Revenue; income. Incoming mail.
opt	Make a choice from a range of possibilities. Consumers will opt for low priced goods.
option	Buy or sell an option on. She was given the option of resigning or being dismissed.
pick	Attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground for example. Pick meat from a bone.
prefer	Give preference to one creditor over another. Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels.
president	The head of a company. The Irish president.
presidential	Relating to a president or presidency. Presidential advisers.
reelect	Elect again.
referendum	A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision.
select	Selected or chosen for special qualifications. The commonest phenotype in a population can be selected against.
selection	A plot of land acquired by selection. The publication of a selection of his poems.
suffrage	Intercessory prayers, especially those for the dead. Universal adult suffrage.
vote	An act of giving or registering a vote. Parliament has voted the money for the proposed expenditure.
voter	A person who votes or has the right to vote at an election.
voting	A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative.