fasting
The word “fasting” has 2 syllables: fast-ing
It's pronounced as /ˈfæs.tɪŋ/
What is synonym and antonym for fasting?
In the thesaurus, “fasting” has 30 synonyms and 21 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for fasting along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for fasting
- abnegation
- abstaining
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- asceticism
- avoidance
- calorie counting
- chastity
- cherry
- continence
- diet
- dieting
- food abstinence
- forbearance
- frugality
- moderation
- refraining
- regimen
- religious fasting
- renunciation
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-restraint
- soberness
- sobriety
- teetotalism
- temperance
- voluntary fast
- weight-watching
- xerophagy
Antonyms for fasting
- cramming
- drunkenness
- eating
- excess
- feast
- glutting
- gluttony
- gobbling
- gorging
- gormandizing
- gulping
- guzzling
- indulgence
- intemperance
- intoxication
- pigging out
- revelry
- sating
- self-indulgence
- stuffing
- surfeiting
Meanings of fasting
- verb
- To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
- noun
- Abstinence from food.
Example Sentences
- He is fasting for religious reasons during the holy month.
- She is fasting as part of her health and wellness routine.
- Many people find it challenging to keep up with fasting during long workdays.
- The doctor advised fasting before the medical tests.
- Fasting for a day helped him feel more focused and energized.
On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fasting, such as: abnegation, abstaining, abstemiousness, abstinence, asceticism, avoidance, calorie counting.
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Related Words
abstaining
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abstemious
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- negation
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abstinence
- abnegation
- abstaining
- abstemiousness
- asceticism
- austerity
- avoidance
- celibacy
- chasteness
- chastity
- cherry
- continence
- control
- discipline
- fasting
- forbearance
- frugality
- honor
- innocence
- moderation
- modesty
- purity
- refraining
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- self-abnegation
- self-command
- self-control
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- self-mastery
- self-restraint
- soberness
- sobriety
- teetotalism
- temperance
- virginity
- virtue
fast
- PDQ
- a mile a minute
- abbreviated
- abridged
- abrupt
- abruptly
- absolutely
- abstain
- abstinence
- abundantly
- accelerated
- active
- acute
- adherent
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- by and large
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- cagey
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- categorically
- cemented
- cerebral
- chiefly
- chop-chop
- clamped
- clean
- clever
- close
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- cold
- compact
- compendious
- completely
- concise
- condensed
- confirmed
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- copiously
- crafty
- craving
- creative
- crisp
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- cunning
- curtailed
- cut-back
- dashing
- dead
- debauched
- deceitful
- deceiving
- deceptive
- dedicated
- deeply
- defrauding
- deluding
- delusive
- delusory
- deny oneself
- dependable
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- determined
- devil-may-care
- devious
- devoted
- devout
- diet
- discerning
- dishonest
- dissipated
- dissolute
- dizzy
- double-dealing
- double-quick
- double-time
- down the line
- down to the ground
- down-the-line
- downright
- duplicitous
- durable
- dutiful
- dyed-in-the-wool
- easy
- educated
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- emptiness
- energetic
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- ephemeral
- epigrammatic
- erudite
- even
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- hypersonic
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- xerophagy
- zippy