The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DESIST which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2019.
Abstain crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESIST | 36 % | 6 |
| TEETOTAL | 18 % | 8 |
| SITOUT | 9 % | 6 |
| SHUN | 9 % | 4 |
| FAST | 9 % | 4 |
| NOTDO | 9 % | 5 |
| REFRAIN | 9 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abstain
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- refrain
- desist
- refraining
- abstention
- withhold
- forbear
- deny
- forgo
- avoid
- eschew
- reticence
- resist
Crossword Answer definitions
DESIST verb- To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DESIST
- "Knock it off!"
- Cut it out
- Cease's partner
- Stop
- Cease and___: stop
- Call it quits
- Partner of cease
- Give it up
- Surcease
- Knock it off
More clues leading to the result TEETOTAL
- Stay dry
- Pass the bar, perhaps
- Practice temperance
- Swear off the sauce
- Eschew alcohol
- Lose the booze
- Refuse to choose booze
- Heed medical advice, perhaps
- Refuse the booze
- Abstain
More clues leading to the result SITOUT
- Have a bye
- Don't participate in
- Warm the bench
- Skip
- Stay away from the action
- Not participate in
- Don't dance
- Take a break from
- Skip, as a dance
- Don't take part in
More clues leading to the result SHUN
- Avoid
- Deliberately avoid
- Keep away from
- Eschew
- Steer clear of
- Scrupulously avoid
- Blackball
- Treat with disdain, in a way
- Give the cold shoulder
- Cold-shoulder
More clues leading to the result FAST
- On the double
- Quick
- "He pulled a ___ one!"
- Secure
- __ Eddie Felson
- Securely
- Kind of track
- Put nothing away
- Refrain from eating
- Like Carl Lewis