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Synonyms for Self-denying (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (willing to deprive yourself):
self-sacrificing, self-giving

WordNet sense 2 (disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others):
unselfish

WordNet sense 3 (used especially of behavior):
renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating

WordNet sense 4 (characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint):
strict, nonindulgent


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