Antonyms for refrain from
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-freyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfreɪn |
- accept
- acknowledge
- add
- advance
- approve
- bear
- begin
- carry on
- carry out
- claim
- commence
- complete
- connect
- continue
- court
- create
- deny
- disregard
- do
- expedite
- face
- forward
- give birth
- go
- guard
- hold
- ignore
- include
- initiate
- invite
- join
- keep
- meet
- need
- neglect
- put in
- refuse
- restart
- retain
- retry
- risk
- start
- take
- take on
- unite
Definition of refrain from
Origin :- mid-14c., from Old French refraigner "restrain, repress, keep in check" (12c., Modern French Réfréner), from Latin refrenare "to bridle, hold in with a bit, check, curb, keep down, control," from re- "back" (see re-) + frenare "restrain, furnish with a bridle," from frenum "a bridle." Related: Refrained; refraining.
- As in spare : verb forgive; have mercy upon
- As in waive : verb give up; let go
- As in beware : verb be careful
- As in cut out : verb excise, remove
- As in discontinue : verb prevent activity from going on
Synonyms for refrain from
- abandon
- absolve
- allow
- attend
- avoid
- bag it
- bail out
- be cautious
- be lenient
- be merciful
- be wary
- blow off
- break off
- call it quits
- carve
- cease
- cede
- close
- defer
- delay
- delete
- desist
- discharge
- disclaim
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disown
- dispense
- dispense with
- displace
- dissever
- disunite
- drop
- eliminate
- end
- exclude
- excuse
- exempt
- exsect
- extirpate
- extract
- finish
- forbear
- forgo
- get off the hook
- get out of hock
- give a break
- give over
- give quarter to
- give up
- go easy on
- grant
- guard against
- halt
- hand over
- heed
- hold off
- hold up
- interpose
- interrupt
- intervene
- keep eyes open
- keep on one's toes
- keep one's distance
- kill
- knock off
- leave
- leave off
- let go
- let off
- look out
- mind
- mind p's and q's
- neglect
- notice
- oust
- pardon
- part
- pause
- pity
- postpone
- privilege from
- prorogue
- pull out
- pull out of the fire
- put an end to
- put off
- quit
- refrain from
- reject
- release
- relent
- relieve from
- relinquish
- remit
- remove
- renege
- renounce
- reserve
- resign
- save bacon
- save from
- save neck
- scrub
- separate
- set aside
- sever
- shelve
- shun
- spring
- stay
- steer clear of
- stop
- supersede
- supplant
- surcease
- surrender
- suspend
- table
- take care
- take heed
- terminate
- turn over
- usurp
- walk on eggs
- watch one's step
- watch out
- yield
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