forborne
Refrained from doing
Forborne is the past participle of forbear, meaning to hold back from or refrain: Having forborne comment for weeks, she finally spoke up.
The word appears in perfect constructions: He had forborne to mention the debt.
Forborne suggests deliberate restraint—choosing not to act when action was possible.
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- withholdingKeeping from another
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- abstainingVoluntarily doing without
renunciation · desistance · holding back · resistance · avoidance · eschewing · declining · refusal
Patiently enduring hardship
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- sufferanceToleration without approval
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
fortitude · steadfastness · stoicism · equanimity · composure · serenity · imperturbability · resignation
Mildness in punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- indulgenceYielding to desire
pardon · compassion · kindness · gentleness · sparing · reprieve · amnesty · quarter
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- refrainingChoosing not to act
- withholdingKeeping from another
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
abstaining · renunciation · desistance · holding back · resistance · avoidance · eschewing · declining · refusal · waiving
long-suffering
Patiently enduring hardship
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- sufferanceToleration without approval
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
perseverance · fortitude · steadfastness · stoicism · equanimity · composure · serenity · imperturbability · resignation · acceptance
leniency
Mildness in punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
indulgence · pardon · compassion · kindness · gentleness · sparing · reprieve · amnesty · quarter · lenity
forborneindulged
Yielded to desire
yielded · succumbed · given in · caved · surrendered
forborneresisted
Refused to yield
opposed · defied · retaliated · fought back · lashed out