Refrain : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'refrain': discover synonyms for the word refrain, such as desist or abstain.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as refrain. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": desist and abstain.


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Synonyms for refrain sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for refrain Degree of synonymy of refrain Frequency in the language
desist
   99 0.96  
abstain
   96 0.51  
forbear
   91 0.16  
chorus
   89 6.08  
forebear
   80 0.06  
stop
   72 707.27  
prevent
   71 13.06  
avoid
   71 24.29  
cease
   71 8.73  
deter
   71 0.39  
eschew
   70 0.02  
withhold
   70 1.04  
resist
   70 12.88  
beware
   70 5.73  
restrain
   69 1.53  
avoided
   69 2.63  
keep
   69 702.86  
abandon
   68 8.10  
renounce
   68 1.69  
avoiding
   68 6.82  

Lexical field of "refrain"

desist
abstain
forbear
chorus
forebear
stop
prevent
avoid
cease
deter
eschew
withhold
resist
beware
restrain
avoided
keep
abandon
renounce
avoiding
mantra
forego
quit
discontinue
forgo
halt
abstaining
refuse
waive
relinquish
leave
stay
song
tune
not
avert
slogan
dispense
cede
motto
concede
surrender
fail
abstention
avoidance
drill
keynote
barred
forbid
discourage