self-control
Mastering your reactions
Self-control is the ability to regulate one's emotions, desires, and impulses, especially in difficult situations.
It involves resisting temptation and delaying gratification in favor of longer-term goals or better outcomes.
Someone with good self-control can stay calm under pressure, stick to a diet, or hold their tongue when provoked.
It took all my self-control not to say something I'd regret.
The concept is central to discussions of willpower, discipline, and personal responsibility.
Steadiness or amount owed
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- judiciousnessCareful, wise reasoning
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
measured · proportionality · sensibleness · reasonableness · calibration · even-keeled · level-headedness · discretion
Firmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
steadfastness · resolve · concentration · focus · commitment · drive · motivation · volition
Remaining in expectation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
serenity · composure · perseverance · equanimity · poise · tranquility · long-suffering · stoicism
Mental check on behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
- suppressionForcible prevention or concealment
containment · limitation · repression · reserve · continence · forbearance · resistance · denial
Moral soundness and consistency
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
honor · conscientiousness · righteousness · uprightness · probity · accountability · responsibility · trustworthiness
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- judiciousnessCareful, wise reasoning
- prudenceCareful, wise judgment
sobriety · measured · proportionality · sensibleness · reasonableness · calibration · even-keeled · level-headedness · discretion · circumspection
determination
Firmness of purpose
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
tenacity · steadfastness · resolve · concentration · focus · commitment · drive · motivation · volition · resilience
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
calmness · serenity · composure · perseverance · equanimity · poise · tranquility · long-suffering · stoicism · imperturbability
inhibition
Mental check on behavior
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- curbRaised road margin
suppression · containment · limitation · repression · reserve · continence · forbearance · resistance · denial · abstention
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
ethics · honor · conscientiousness · righteousness · uprightness · probity · accountability · responsibility · trustworthiness · reliability
- controlmanagement, supervision, guidance, steering, administration
- calmnesscalmness, calm, tranquility, serenity, peacefulness
- self-disciplinerestraint, willpower, discipline, mental toughness, resolve
- self-relianceindependence, resourcefulness, initiative, individualism, bootstrapping
- Taekwondofront kick, side kick, roundhouse kick, back kick, axe kick
- Christian virtuesvirtues, cardinal virtues, theological virtues, faithfulness, chastity
self-controlimpulsivity
Acting without considering consequences
impulsiveness · recklessness · abandon · rashness · disinhibition
self-controlhysteria
Uncontrollable emotional excess
losing one's temper · meltdown · emotional dysregulation · tantrum · agitation
self-controlself-indulgence
Excessive yielding to desires
indulgence · intemperance · overindulgence · excess · excessiveness
self, control, command, regulate, controller, selfless, controlling, selfhood, self-discipline