self-imposed
Willingly taken on
Self-imposed describes restrictions, rules, or conditions that a person places on themselves rather than having them forced by external authority.
A self-imposed deadline is one you set for yourself.
A self-imposed exile is voluntary withdrawal.
The term often implies discipline or personal accountability: She maintained a self-imposed limit of two drinks per evening.
Done by choice
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- intentionalDone on purpose
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
conscious · elective · discretionary · unprompted · uncoerced · independent · proactive · personal
Limiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- restraintControl over impulses
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
moratorium · austerity · asceticism · temperance · moderation · renunciation · sobriety · fasting
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
mandate · accountability · task · charge · standard · expectation · rule · deadline
voluntary
Done by choice
- autonomousSelf-directed and free
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- intentionalDone on purpose
willful · conscious · elective · discretionary · unprompted · uncoerced · independent · proactive · personal
constraint
Limiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
- restraintControl over impulses
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
prohibition · moratorium · austerity · asceticism · temperance · moderation · renunciation · sobriety · fasting · celibacy
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
requirement · mandate · accountability · task · charge · standard · expectation · rule · deadline · pressure
goal
Desired end result
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- improvementPositive change in quality
struggle · effort · hardship · trial · ordeal · test · obstacle · milestone · target · benchmark
regimen
Prescribed course of treatment
schedule · structure · training · rigor · order · ritual · protocol · meditation · exercise · study
- selfpersonal identity, psyche, ego, introspection, character
self-imposedcourt-ordered
Required by judicial ruling
dictated · prescribed · enforced · handed down · decreed
self-imposedforced
Made to occur unwillingly
compulsory · mandatory · involuntary · coerced · compelled
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