self-control

Questions about self-control

What does self-control mean?

self-control means "the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-control?

self-control has 3 syllables: self--con-trol. The stress falls on "trol". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlfkənˈtɹoʊl/.

What is another word for self-control?

Close synonyms include self-denial, self-discipline, self-possession, possession, willpower. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-control a common word?

self-control is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with self-control?

4 words rhyme with self-control. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.