Synonyms & related words for abstentious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of abstentious. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to abstentious

Explore words related to abstentious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include abstinent, abstemious, abstinently, abstemiousness, abstemiously, abstinency, teetotaling, abstainer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does abstentious come from?

The word abstentious breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: abs-, from Latin abs- (“away from”); tent, from Latin tenere (“to hold”); and -ious, from Latin -osus (“full of, characterized by”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.