The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABSTAINS , but the solution may also be FORBEARS which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in USA Today).
Refrains from crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABSTAINS | 50 % | 8 |
| FORBEARS | 50 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Refrains from
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- abstains from
- avoids
- shuns
- vegan
- abstain
- accretion
- administer
- administering
- alone
- blank
- bottle
- defaulter
Crossword Answer definitions
ABSTAINS verb- Keep or withhold oneself.
- Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence.
- Fast (not eat for a period).
- Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
- Hinder; keep back; withhold.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ABSTAINS
- Chooses not to consume
- Chooses not to choose
- Stays out of it
- Opts not to opt
- Doesn't vote.
- Holds back.
- Refrains, as from voting.
- Refrains from
- Refrains
- Lays off, with "from"