REFRAINED (FROM) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

refrained (from)

verb

past tense of refrain (from)

as in kept (from)

to resist the temptation of couldn't refrain from ruffling her nephew's neatly combed hair whenever she saw him

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avoided

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Alabama avoided its first three-game losing streak since 2007 by beating Texas A&M and returned to the top 10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Nuggets fans have hoped Denver would have avoided an 0-2 start to the season after dropping the first game of the year to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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