as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
it takes self-discipline not to yell out when someone makes you angry
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Recent Examples of self-discipline
The virtues associated with self-discipline include restraint, diligence, humility, and a dozen others.
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Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
There’s nothing inherently wrong with self-discipline and vigorous exercise, or taking great care of your body.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
With Iraola, his managerial identity with Bournemouth is mostly about self-discipline and balance.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This study showed that children who could wait for a larger reward instead of taking an immediate one—tended to have better academic performance, healthier habits and stronger self-discipline later in life.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Abela, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
There’s nothing inherently wrong with self-discipline and vigorous exercise, or taking great care of your body.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
With Iraola, his managerial identity with Bournemouth is mostly about self-discipline and balance.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
This study showed that children who could wait for a larger reward instead of taking an immediate one—tended to have better academic performance, healthier habits and stronger self-discipline later in life.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-discipline
Noun
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After George Floyd was killed in 2020, many police departments across the country banned or restricted the knee-on-neck restraint.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
27 May 2025
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Rickson stages both plays with elegant restraint, arranging just a few bits of furniture in front of a bare brick wall.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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This chakra governs our personal power, identity, beliefs, willpower and ego. Light: Open-minded, confident, playful, intelligent, organized, self-assured.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Content oversight and quality assurance provided by Studio 1847 Obesity is a real medical condition — it’s not just caused by poor willpower or overeating.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Self-discipline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-discipline. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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