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abstain from(expression, stop, attack, decline)
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be over(hold, break, drop, close)
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be temperate(expression, idiom, keep, renounce)
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break off(expression, stop, hold, break)
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contain(control, restrain, suppress, limit)
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continue(stop, attack, maintain, oppose)
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cut it out(expression, idiom, stop, end)
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demur(reject, dismiss, refuse, deny)
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diet
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evade(stop, restrain, withdraw, prevent)
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famish
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forego(relinquish, sacrifice, waive)
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give over(expression, stop, give, end)
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go hungry(expression, famish)
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go on the wagon(expression, idiom, decline, keep)
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go without(expression, decline, withdraw, relinquish)
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hinder(stop, control, attack, maintain)
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hold down(expression, control, keep, restrain)
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keep back(expression, control, keep, restrain)
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leave alone(expression, phrasal verb, stop, attack)
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APASmart Define. (2016). refrain thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/refrain/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "refrain thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/refrain/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, refrain thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/refrain/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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