Meaning
- (verb) Keep or withhold oneself.
- (verb) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. “In order to improve his health, Rob decided to abstain from smoking.”
- (verb) Fast (not eat for a period).
- (verb) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. “I abstain from this vote, as I have no particular preference.”
- (verb) Hinder; keep back; withhold.
Letter breakdown
- Abstains contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 6 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Connected words
Other 8-letter words
- aardvark
- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with ABS
- abscess
- abscessed
- abscesses
- abscessing
- abscissa
- abscissae
- abscissas
- abscond
- absconded
- absconding
- absconds
- absence
- absences
- absent
- absented
- absentee
- absenteeism
- absentees
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Words ending with INS
Reader questions
What does Abstains mean?
Keep or withhold oneself.
How many letters are in Abstains?
Abstains has 8 letters.
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