Ascetic

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person who adopts strict self-denial and abstinence from worldly pleasures as a form of spiritual discipline.

“The ascetic lived alone in a mountain cave, eating sparingly and meditating for hours each day.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

as·cet·ic

Related Words

Synonyms

abstainerasceticalausterespartan

Antonyms

hedonistsybaritesensualist

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Wordle

Starts with ASC, ends in IC which signals an adjective or noun form, double C in the middle

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Words Related to Ascetic

Words one letter different

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ascitic

Words you can make from Ascetic

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ascetic”.

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