GUSHINESSES Antonyms

• the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

• prudence in avoiding waste

• quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

• a change for the better

• the trait of avoiding excesses

• the action of lessening in severity or intensity

• formality and propriety of manner

• something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

• (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

• a district that is reserved for particular purpose

• armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

• the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

• hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

• discipline in personal and social activities

• the state of being physically constrained

• a rule or condition that limits freedom

• lack of ornamentation

• a device that retards something's motion

• the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses

• the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

• used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

• something hard to endure

• extreme plainness

• excessive sternness

• the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol

• moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs

• a manner that is serious and solemn

• abstaining from excess

• an indifference to pleasure or pain

• (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

• the trait of avoiding excesses

• abstaining from excess

• the act of tempering