teetotalism
No booze ever
Teetotalism is the practice or principle of completely abstaining from alcoholic beverages.
A teetotaler refuses all alcohol, not just hard liquor—the term emphasizes total abstinence rather than moderation.
The movement gained momentum in the 19th century alongside temperance campaigns: Her teetotalism made her the designated driver by default.
Contains no ethanol
- sober-curiousQuestioning one's drinking habits
- clean-livingMorally sound lifestyle
- health-consciousAware of physical wellbeing
- wellnessOverall state of health
abstinence · temperance · moderation · self-discipline · straightedge · mocktails · sobriety · detox
Authoritative legal ban
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- pledgeBinding promise given
- crusadeZealous effort for change
saloon · bootlegging · speakeasy · anti-alcohol · reform · abolition · revival · tract
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
- principleFundamental truth or standard
restraint · integrity · commitment · resolve · willpower · conviction · conscience · fortitude
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
AA · sponsor · clearheadedness · intervention · rehabilitation · milestone · chip · anniversary
alcohol-free
Contains no ethanol
- sober-curiousQuestioning one's drinking habits
- clean-livingMorally sound lifestyle
- health-consciousAware of physical wellbeing
wellness · abstinence · temperance · moderation · self-discipline · straightedge · mocktails · sobriety · detox
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
crusade · saloon · bootlegging · speakeasy · anti-alcohol · reform · abolition · revival · tract
abstinence
Voluntary forgoing of indulgences
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- self-disciplineRegulating one's own behavior
principle · restraint · integrity · commitment · resolve · willpower · conviction · conscience · fortitude · rectitude
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
twelve-step · AA · sponsor · clearheadedness · intervention · rehabilitation · milestone · chip · anniversary
- abstinencesobriety, celibacy, chastity, fasting, self-denial
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- asceticismabstinence, celibacy, ascetic, austerities, chastity
- Religious Abstinenceabstinence, Lent, Ramadan, celibacy, chastity
- sobrietysober, sobriety, abstinence, abstainer, dry
teetotalismalcoholism
Addiction to drinking
drunkenness · drinking · heavy drinking · intemperance · dipsomania
teetotalismintemperance
Habitual lack of restraint
intemperateness · excess · self-indulgence · dissipation · debauchery