All self-control synonyms
self-conΒ·trol
S s noun self-control
- imperturbability β incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm: imperturbable composure.
- levelheadedness β The property of being levelheaded, stable, not overly swayed by passion.
- abstention β Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
- abstinence β Abstinence is the practice of abstaining from something such as alcoholic drink or sex, often for health or religious reasons.
- willfulness β deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder.
- fixity β the state or quality of being fixed; stability; permanence.
- countenance β If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- inexcitability β The quality of being inexcitable.
- domestication β to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- coolheadedness β The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
- nonresistance β the policy or practice of not resisting violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, by force.
- willpower β control of one's impulses and actions; self-control.
- balance β If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- asceticism β Asceticism is a simple, strict way of life with no luxuries or physical pleasures.
- continence β self-restraint; moderation
- moderation β the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- moderatism β A doctrine of moderation (in any field).
- will β Wallace, 1875β1959, U.S. journalist and humorist.
- equanimity β Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, esp. in a difficult situation.
- astringency β An astringent taste.
- discipline β training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- longsuffering β enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- forbearance β the act of forbearing; a refraining from something.
- composure β Composure is the appearance or feeling of calm and the ability to control your feelings.
- eschewal β The act of eschewing.
- longanimity β patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- inculcation β the act of inculcating, or teaching or influencing persistently and repeatedly so as to implant or instill an idea, theory, attitude, etc.
adjective self-control
- ordered β neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized: an ordered office.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- coolheaded β not easily flustered; calm
- eremitic β Characteristic of a hermit.
adj self-control
- restrained β characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- in charge β to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- in check β to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly: He checked the horse at the edge of the cliff.