Synonyms for Self-control
self-con·trol

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1. self-control

   Abstinence from food commonly signifies going without; abstemiousness, partaking moderately; abstinence may be for a single occasion, abstemiousness is habitual moderation. Self-denial is giving up what one wishes; abstinence may be refraining from what one does not desire. Fasting is abstinence from food for a limited time, and generally for religious reasons. Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice. Total abstinence has come to signify the entire abstaining from intoxicating liquors.

   Synonyms:
   abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, moderation, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperance

   Antonyms:
   drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness

   Preposition:
   The negative side of virtue is abstinence from vice.

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1. self-denial, self-discipline, self-controlnoun

   the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

   Synonyms:
   self-command, self-abnegation, abnegation, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-renunciation, possession, self-will, self-control, self-possession, self-denial, denial

2. self-control, self-possession, possession, willpower, will power, self-command, self-willnoun

   the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

   Synonyms:
   pigheadedness, obstinance, ownership, obstinacy, self-discipline, will power, willpower, self-control, possession, self-will, self-command, stubbornness, self-possession, monomania, bullheadedness, self-denial

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Resoluteness

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1. List of paraphrases for "self-control":

   restraint, self-restraint, self-monitoring, self-controlled, self-, self, self-regulation, composure, soul, psyche, psychology

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How to use Self-control in a sentence?

1. Molly Crockett:

   When you're faced with an unhealthy food that's not very tempting, stress won't affect your self control much, but when you're faced with your most favorite tempting foods, stress will make it more difficult to resist those temptations.

2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   The West clearly has lost self-control in venting anger against Russia and has destroyed its own rules and institutions, including respect for private property, it’s necessary to put an end to the arrogant Western philosophy of self-superiority, exclusivity and total permissiveness.

3. Daniel Webster:

   Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future lives and crimes to society.

4. Molly Crockett:

   What's exciting about this work is that it identifies specific mechanisms for how stress affects self control : by amplifying the influence of short-term rewards on choices, and by impairing the influence of a brain region known to be important for self-control.

5. Charley Jauss:

   You may not think you're smart enough, but God does, you may be fearful of walking into a new situation. But God has not given us a spirit of fear. He has given us a spirit of power, love and self-control.