refrain

Nouns

  • (n) the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers chorus,

Verbs

  • (v) resist doing something
    • He refrained from hitting him back
    • she could not forbear weeping
    forbear,
  • (v) choose not to consume
    • I abstain from alcohol
    desist, abstain,

Synonyms

chorus forbear desist abstain

Antonyms

act move ingest consume have take in take

Words of close approximity

refract