What is it called when you refrain from doing something?
What is it called when you refrain from doing something? abjure, abstain (from), forbear, forgo. What is the opposite of refrain from? refrain. Antonyms: indulge, venture, continue, persist. Synonyms: forbear, hold, abstain, keep, restrain, withhold, desist from. What word means to go against or try and stop something from happening '? obstruct. verb. to take action in order to prevent someone from doing something or to prevent something from happening. Does refrain have a negative connotation? "To refrain" is to hold something back. In modern usage it's used purely to refer to holding oneself back. "He refrained." means he stopped...