55 entries under desist topic. ×

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give the go by(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, hold)
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go on the wagon(verb, expression, idiom, hold, decline)
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halt(verb, stop, restrain, resist, renounce)
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sit on the fence(verb, expression, idiom, hold, withdraw)
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sit out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, decline)
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take the cure(verb, expression, idiom, hold, decline)
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take the pledge(verb, expression, idiom, hold, restrain)
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be temperate(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, halt)
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avoid doing(verb, expression, renounce, cease)
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break off(verb, expression, stop, relinquish, cease)
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end(verb, stop, relinquish, cease, discontinue)
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give over(verb, expression, stop, relinquish, cease)
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interrupt(verb, restrain, halt, resist, renounce)
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knock off(verb, expression, stop, relinquish, cease)
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surcease(verb, stop, relinquish, cease, discontinue)
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APASmart Define. (2015). abstain thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/abstain/thesaurus/synonyms
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