148 entries under expression topic. ×

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give up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
do without(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, hold)
5
leave off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, restrain)
5
refrain from(verb, phrasal verb, stop, relinquish)
4
deny oneself(verb, idiom, hold, withdraw)
4
hold back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
4
keep from(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
4
not touch(idiom, abandon, avoid, renounce)
4
pass up(verb, phrasal verb, hold, decline)
3
keep back(verb, phrasal verb, keep, suppress)
2
abstain from(verb, stop, decline, restrain)
2
fake out(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
fend off(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
give the slip(idiom, escape, dodge, evade)
2
keep clear(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
lay low(escape, dodge, evade, shun)
2
not attempt(idiom, avoidance, inaction)
2
not do(verb, idiom, stop, restrain)
2
pass on(decline, reject, dismiss, abandon)
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APASmart Define. (2015). abstain thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/abstain/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, abstain thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/abstain/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "abstain thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/abstain/thesaurus/synonyms>