SELF-CONTAINMENT Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

self-containment

noun

as in restraint

the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions a man of extraordinary self-containment, he refused to lose his temper even in the most trying of circumstances

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

restraint
composure
determination
temperance
self-control
willpower
self-possession
self-mastery
self-discipline
nerve
self-government
continence
will
temperateness
confidence
self-command
self-restraint
discipline
assurance
mastery
self-abnegation
moderation
abnegation
equanimity
avoidance
moderateness
coolness
control
sobriety
abstention
self-denial
soberness
self-confidence
forbearance
eschewal
poise
aplomb
abstinence
discretion
command

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

gratification
indulgence
excessiveness
intemperance
self-indulgence
overindulgence
weakness
failing
feebleness
frailty
shortcoming
fault
vice
demerit
foible
unrestraint
intemperateness
indiscipline
immoderacy
unreserve
unconstraint
unreservedness

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“Self-containment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-containment. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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