" asceticism "

1: as in devotion, morality;

•  Synonyms : 

•  devotion,

•  morality,

•  prayerfulness,

•  religiousness,

•  spirituality,

•  blessedness,

•  devoutness,

•  godliness,

•  holiness,

•  piety,

•  piousness,

•  sainthood,

•  saintliness,

•  saintship,

•  sanctity,

•  priestliness,

•  goodness,

•  rectitude,

•  righteousness,

•  uprightness,

•  virtue,

•  virtuousness,

•  consecration,

•  sacredness

•  Antonyms : 

•  godlessness,

•  impiety,

•  ungodliness,

•  unholiness,

•  blasphemousness,

•  irreverence,

•  sacrilegiousness,

•  depravedness,

•  depravity,

•  evilness,

•  heinousness,

•  monstrosity,

•  sinfulness,

•  vileness,

•  wickedness,

•  hypocrisy,

•  sanctimoniousness,

•  sanctimony

2: as in austerity, monasticism;

•  Synonyms : 

•  austereness,

•  austerity,

•  monasticism,

•  dourness,

•  gruffness,

•  callousness,

•  hard-heartedness,

•  implacability,

•  obduracy,

•  obdurateness,

•  pitilessness,

•  determination,

•  firmness,

•  resolve,

•  steadfastness,

•  obstinacy,

•  stubbornness,

•  exactingness,

•  hardness,

•  harshness,

•  inflexibility,

•  rigidity,

•  rigidness,

•  rigor,

•  rigorousness,

•  severity,

•  sternness,

•  strictness,

•  stringency

•  Antonyms : 

•  forbearance,

•  indulgence,

•  kindness,

•  lenience,

•  patience,

•  softness,

•  tenderness,

•  tolerance,

•  flexibility,

•  gentleness,

•  laxness,

•  mildness

1: relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure;

  * e.g., " ... He committed to having an ascetic existence during his rehab. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  monastic,

•  monkish,

•  austere,

•  authoritarian,

•  flinty,

•  hard,

•  harsh,

•  heavy-handed,

•  ramrod,

•  rigid,

•  rigorous,

•  severe,

•  stern,

•  strict,

•  tough,

•  demanding,

•  exacting,

•  uncharitable,

•  unforgiving,

•  adamant,

•  adamantine,

•  callous,

•  hardened,

•  hard-hearted,

•  hard-line,

•  immovable,

•  implacable,

•  inflexible,

•  merciless,

•  ossified,

•  pitiless,

•  relentless,

•  rock-ribbed,

•  stiff,

•  unbending,

•  uncompromising,

•  unrelenting,

•  unsparing,

•  unyielding,

•  dour,

•  gruff,

•  browbeating,

•  bullying,

•  determined,

•  firm,

•  resolved,

•  single-minded,

•  steadfast,

•  unflinching,

•  dogged,

•  intractable,

•  obstinate,

•  celibate,

•  chaste,

•  disciplined

•  Antonyms : 

•  easy,

•  easygoing,

•  laid-back,

•  undemanding,

•  charitable,

•  kind,

•  merciful,

•  mild,

•  patient,

•  soft,

•  softhearted,

•  accepting,

•  compromising,

•  yielding,

•  responsive,

•  willing,

•  acquiescent,

•  agreeable,

•  amenable,

•  complaisant,

•  compliant,

•  flexible,

•  pliable,

•  pliant,

•  clement,

•  forbearing,

•  gentle,

•  indulgent,

•  lax,

•  lenient,

•  tolerant