teetotaling
Avoiding all alcohol
Teetotaling is completely abstaining from alcohol.
A teetotaler drinks no alcoholic beverages at all—not even wine with dinner or champagne at weddings.
The word carries no judgment either way; it simply describes the practice: She's been teetotaling since January.
Also spelled teetotalling.
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dryFree from moisture
- alcohol-freeContains no ethanol
- non-alcoholicContaining no ethanol
- prohibitionistAdvocate against legal alcohol
Free from intoxication
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- cleanFree of soil
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
- dryFree from moisture
non-drinker · detoxification · rehabilitation · twelve-step · Alcoholics Anonymous · sober-curious · sobriety · unimpaired
Mental strength resisting impulse
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- restraintControl over impulses
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
moderation · asceticism · clean-living · fortitude · self-command · resolve · determination · commitment
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- dryFree from moisture
- alcohol-freeContains no ethanol
- non-alcoholicContaining no ethanol
sober
Free from intoxication
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- cleanFree of soil
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
dry · non-drinker · detoxification · rehabilitation · twelve-step · Alcoholics Anonymous · sober-curious · sobriety · unimpaired · lucid
willpower
Mental strength resisting impulse
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- restraintControl over impulses
self-denial · moderation · asceticism · clean-living · fortitude · self-command · resolve · determination · commitment · abstemiousness
teetotalingdrinking
Liquid consumption act
boozing · imbibing · tippling · alcoholic · heavy drinking
teetotalingintemperate
Lacking moderation or restraint
indulgent · dissolute · immoderate · dissipated · debauched