Antonyms of noun temperance

1 of 3 senses of temperance

Sense 1
temperance, moderation -- (the trait of avoiding excesses)
       Antonym of intemperance (Sense 1)
      => intemperance -- (the quality of being intemperate)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun temperance

3 senses of temperance

Sense 1
temperance, moderation -- (the trait of avoiding excesses)
       => restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
       => natural virtue -- ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)

Sense 2
sobriety, temperance -- (abstaining from excess)
       => abstinence -- (act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)

Sense 3
temperance -- (the act of tempering)
       => combination, combining, compounding -- (the act of combining things to form a new whole)

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