ascetic

Examples

• All

• Traveling on a budget: it appeals to her ascetic side and keeps her slim.

  Fiction book (1994)

• In order to excel, the athlete must live an ascetic life of self-denial and undergo rigorous physical training.

  Academic text (1992)

• Only a small proportion -choose to live ascetic lives.

  The Da Vinci Code (2006)

• But this, as I said, is an ideal, even ascetic position, attainable by very few.

  Fiction book (2000)

• And that's the ascetic aspect of his text.

• Indeed, the inscription praises him for his ascetic lifestyle and meager subsistence on only fruits, roots, and lotus bulbs.

  Academic text (2008)

• The monk's ascetic practices included fasting and meditation to cultivate inner peace.

• He lived an ascetic life, dedicating himself to his faith and shunning material possessions.

Synonyms

S

spartan

vsascetic

5 7.7

Very simple and lacking comfort or luxury

highlights religious avoidance of indulgence rather than secular simplicity

A

austere

vsascetic

4 8.2

Living simply and avoiding comfort or luxury

emphasizes religious self-denial rather than simple austerity

A

ascetical

vsascetic

• Formal

9.9

Showing strict self-control and avoiding pleasure for religious reasons

has identical meaning but is used more as a general character label

Antonyms

I

indulgent

36 6.1

Willing to let someone have what they want, even if it is not good for them

H

hedonistic

8 7.5

A way of living that seeks pleasure and chooses fun over other things

How Ascetic

ascetic

4 8.8

austere

3 7.8

disciplined

10 4.2

temperate

5 4.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology