Synonyms of the word

refrain

• v. (transitive, archaic) To hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
• v. (reflexive, archaic) To show restraint; to hold oneself back.
• v. (transitive, now rare) To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb.
• v. (intransitive) To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain.
• v. (transitive, now rare, regional) To abstain from (food or drink).
• n. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
• n. A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.

abstain

• v. (transitive, reflexive, obsolete) Keep or withhold oneself.
• v. (intransitive) Refrain from (something); hold oneself aloof; to forbear or keep from doing, especially…
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) Fast.
• v. (intransitive) Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold.

chorus

• n. A group of singers and dancers in the religious festivals of ancient Greece.
• n. A group of people in a play or performance who recite together.
• n. A group of singers; singing group who perform together.
• n. A repeated part of a song, also called the refrain.
• n. (jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.
• n. A setting or feature in electronic music that makes one voice sound like many.
• n. (figuratively) A group of people or animals who make sounds together.
• n. The noise made by such a group.
• n. (theater) An actor who reads the opening and closing lines of a play.
• v. (transitive) To sing or recite in chorus.
• v. (transitive) To say in unison; to express in unison.
• v. (transitive) To echo (a particular sentiment).
• v. (intransitive) To sing the chorus (of a song).
• v. (intransitive) To speak as if in chorus (about something).
• v. (intransitive) To echo in unison another person's words.
• v. (intransitive) (of animals) To make their cry together.

desist

• v. (intransitive) To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often with from.

forbear

• v. (transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up.
• v. (intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
• v. (intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.
• v. (intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
• n. Alternative spelling of forebear.

music

• n. A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time.
• n. (figuratively) Any pleasing or interesting sounds.
• n. An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and sometimes…
• n. A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
• v. (transitive) To seduce or entice with music.