What are some opposite words for wantonness?
Antonyms for wantonnesswan·ton·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term wantonness.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
wantonness
Antonyms:
abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperanceSynonyms:
drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
abandon, wantonness, unconstraintnoun
the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Synonyms:
wildness, licentiousness, unconstraint, abandonlicentiousness, wantonnessnoun
the quality of being lewd and lascivious
Synonyms:
dissolution, licentiousness, unconstraint, abandon, looseness, dissipation, profligacy
How to use wantonness in a sentence?
Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor:
Toward the accomplishment of an aim, which in wantonness of atrocity would seem to partake of the insane, he will direct a cool judgement, sagacious and sound. These men are madmen, and of the most dangerous sort.
The much occupied man has no time for wantonness, and it is an obvious commonplace that the evils of leisure can be shaken off by hard work.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#17149 | moderation | |
#20872 | fasting | |
#24124 | abstinence | |
#38214 | temperance | |
#41208 | sobriety | |
#54982 | continence | |
#95106 | frugality | |
#180433 | wantonness |
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