abnegating
Refusing for oneself
Abnegating is the present participle of abnegate, meaning to renounce or reject something, especially rights, pleasures, or responsibilities.
The word carries a formal, often religious tone—suggesting deliberate self-denial rather than mere refusal: abnegating worldly comforts, abnegating personal ambition for the greater good.
Severe self-denial practice
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- self-sacrificeSurrendering for others' benefit
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
fasting · temperance · frugality · spartan · restraint · self-discipline · renunciation · privation
Abandon completely
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- resignVoluntarily leave office
waive · disavow · repudiate · forgo · abdicate · renounce · cede · divest
Concerned for others' welfare
- self-sacrificingPrioritizing others' welfare entirely
- unselfishPrioritizing others over oneself
- selflessConcerned with others' welfare
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · charitable · humanitarian · compassionate · magnanimous · noble · devoted
asceticism
Severe self-denial practice
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- self-sacrificeSurrendering for others' benefit
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
mortification · fasting · temperance · frugality · spartan · restraint · self-discipline · renunciation · privation · self-deprivation
forsake
Abandon completely
- relinquishVoluntarily give up control
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
resign · waive · disavow · repudiate · forgo · abdicate · renounce · cede · divest · disclaim
altruistic
Concerned for others' welfare
- self-sacrificingPrioritizing others' welfare entirely
- unselfishPrioritizing others over oneself
- selflessConcerned with others' welfare
humble · modest · self-effacing · charitable · humanitarian · compassionate · magnanimous · noble · devoted · martyrdom
abnegatingindulging
Satisfying a craving
gratifying · pampering · indulgent · hedonistic · self-satisfying