82 entries under noun topic. ×

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abstention(avoidance, abstinence, renouncement, continence)
5
abstinence(restraint, virtue, avoidance, self-control)
5
forbearance(virtue, moderation, avoidance, self-control)
4
abstaining(verb, disapproval, rejection, veto)
4
continence(virtue, abstinence, self-discipline, temperance)
4
denial(rejection, refusal, dismissal, refutation)
3
abstemiousness(virtue, abstinence, self-discipline, temperance)
3
avoidance(moderation, self-control, patience, abstinence)
2
asceticism(virtue, moderation, abstinence, self-discipline)
2
eschewal(avoidance, abstinence, renouncement, continence)
2
refrainment(avoidance, abstention)
2
resisting(verb, avoidance, self-control, patience)
2
sobriety(virtue, abstinence, self-discipline, temperance)
1
abnegation(moderation, self-discipline, self-restraint, fasting)
1
adjuration(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
1
brush-off(negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
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contradiction(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
1
controversion(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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declination(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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disallowance(disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
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