Moderate

//ˈmɑdəɹət//

Synonyms for "moderate" (461 found)

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Closest matches (93)

Strong matches (138)

damp dampen de emphasize de-emphasize deaden decelerate decent defuse delay deliberate detain die down dilute diminish direct discipline discreet downplay draw rein draw the line

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dull dwindle ease ease off ease up easy easygoing ebb economic economical economy equable even extenuate fade fair fair to middling fairish fall faltering fifty-fifty flagging foot dragging foot-dragging forbearant forbearing forgiving fresh frugal gentle go between good enough goodish gradual grave half-and-half halting hedge hedge about hobbled hobbling hold back hold in check hold up humane idle impartial impede inconsequential inconsiderable independent indolent inexpensive insipid intercede intermediary interpose intervene judge judicious k keep back keep within bounds lackluster languid languorous laodicean lax lay lazy leaven leisurely lenient lenify lessen let down let up let up on liberal light lighten limit limited limping lose ground lose momentum lose speed low low priced low-priced lower lull lumbering make terms manage manageable mean measured medial median mediate mediocre medium meerschaum meet halfway merciful middle middle of road middle-of-the-road middle-of-the-roader

Verb(4 words)

ease off hold hold in lead

Adjective(3 words)

measured mellow middle of the road

Noun(1 words)

middle of the roader

Related words (230)

middling midway mild mild as milk mince minimalist mitigate moderantist moderationist moderatist modify modulate mollify namby pamby namby-pamby narrow negotiate neuter neutral nominal

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nonaligned noncommitted nonpartisan nonviolent normal not amiss not bad not half bad not so bad obstruct obtund of a kind of a sort of sorts officiate ok okay on the fence ordinary pacifistic pacify palliate paltry passable passive patent patient peaceable peaceful philosophical phlegmatic piddling play down poking poky presentable preside over pretty good prudent qualify quell rational reduce reduce the temperature reef referee register regulate regulate by rein rein in relax relaxed relent relieve reluctant remit represent respectable restrain restrict retard routine run satisfactory sauntering scant season sedate sensible serious set back set conditions set limits shabby shoddy shuffling slack slack off slack up slacken slight slothful slow slow as death slow as molasses slow as slow slow down slow up slow-crawling slow-foot slow-going slow-legged slow-moving slow-paced slow-poky slow-running slow-sailing slow-stepped sluggish small smother snail-paced snaillike so so so-so sober sober down sober-minded sobersided soft soft-shell soften solemn soothe sparing specialize staggering staid standard stay steady step in stifle stint stinting straiten strolling subdue subside sufficient supervise suppress sweeten take in sail take the edge off tame tedious temper tender tentative third world third-force third-world throttle throttle down tidy toddling token tolerable tolerant tone tortoiselike tottering treat with trifling trivial trudging tune down turtlelike umpire uncommitted underplay unexceptionable unexceptional unexcessive unexpensive unextreme unhurried unimpassioned uninvolved unobjectionable usual vapid waddling wane weaken wishy washy wishy-washy within means workmanlike worth the money

Adjective(17 words)

mild nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic parsimonious proper reasonable reasonous snippy sober spareful temperate tempered thrifty unexcessive unextravagant unextreme

Verb(8 words)

mince mitigate mollify season settle down tame temperate tone down

Noun(1 words)

moderationist

Adjective(2 words)

restrained temperate

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

16 entries

actor alter change decelerate discuss doer hash out hold back keep keep back modify restrain slow down talk over weaken worker

More specific

5 entries

frugal gentle lax lenient unadorned

Antonyms

1 entries

immoderate

Synonyms

9 entries

arbitrate centrist chasten control decrease mince restrained temperate tone down

Related terms

9 entries

balanced intermediate modal modality mode model moderator module suitable

derived

19 entries

automoderate metamoderate moderate breeze moderately moderateness moderating moderation moderatism moderatist moderative nonmoderate nonmoderated overmoderate remoderate retromoderate ultramoderate

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derived from

1 entries

mode

has context

2 entries

politics us

manner of

2 entries

decelerate hash out

related to

19 entries

compromise conservative excessive excessiveness extreme intermediate liberal mediocre mild modal modality mode model moderation moderator module

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similar

24 entries

average cautious conservative fair fairish indifferent intermediate limited medium middle of road middle-of-the-road mild

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Translations

170 translations across 44 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

μέτριος adj (not excessive)

Arabic

1 entries

مُعْتَدِل adj (not excessive)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

mötədil adj (not excessive)
mötədil adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Belarusian

4 entries

ме́рны adj (not excessive)
памярко́ўны adj (not excessive)
пасрэ́дны adj (mediocre)
пасрэ́дні adj (mediocre)

Bulgarian

4 entries

посре́дствен adj (mediocre)
уме́рен adj (not excessive)
центрист noun (one who holds an intermediate position)
модерирам verb (to act as a moderator)

Catalan

4 entries

moderat adj (not excessive)
moderat adj (mediocre)
moderat adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
moderar verb (to reduce the excessiveness)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

中庸 adj (mediocre)
適中 /适中 adj (not excessive)

Czech

4 entries

mírný adj (not excessive)
umírněný adj (not excessive)
umírněný adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
moderovat verb (to preside over as a moderator)

Dutch

4 entries

doorsnee adj (mediocre)
gematigd adj (not excessive)
gematigd adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
matig adj (not excessive)

Finnish

4 entries

keskinkertainen adj (mediocre)
keskivaikea adj (pathology)
kohtalainen adj (not excessive)
kohtuullinen adj (not excessive)

French

4 entries

modéré adj (not excessive)
modéré adj (mediocre)
modéré adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
modéré noun (one who holds an intermediate position)

Galician

4 entries

mediocre adj (mediocre)
moderado adj (not excessive)
moderado adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
centrista noun (one who holds an intermediate position)

Georgian

2 entries

ზომიერი adj (not excessive)
ზომიერი adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

German

4 entries

gemäßigt adj (not excessive)
mittelmäßig adj (mediocre)
moderat adj (not excessive)
moderat adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Hebrew

2 entries

מתון adj (not excessive)
התמתן verb (to become less excessive)

Hungarian

2 entries

mérsékelt adj (not excessive)
mérsékelt adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Irish

1 entries

réasúnta adj (not excessive)

Italian

4 entries

moderato adj (not excessive)
moderato adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
modesto adj (mediocre)
moderato noun (one who holds an intermediate position)

Japanese

2 entries

適度な adj (not excessive)
穏健 noun (one who holds an intermediate position)

Kazakh

1 entries

орташа adj (not excessive)

Korean

1 entries

적당하다 adj (not excessive)

Latin

4 entries

mediocris adj (mediocre)
modestus adj (not excessive)
modicus adj (not excessive)
moderor verb (to reduce the excessiveness)

Macedonian

1 entries

умерен adj (not excessive)

Māori

1 entries

whakaōrite verb (to reduce the excessiveness)

Norman

3 entries

modéthé adj (not excessive)
modéthé adj (mediocre)
modéthé adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

laber adj (not excessive)
moderat adj (not excessive)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

laber adj (not excessive)
moderat adj (not excessive)

Occitan

1 entries

moderat adj (not excessive)

Old English

2 entries

ġemetlīċ adj (not excessive)
metegian verb (to reduce the excessiveness)

Persian

2 entries

معتدل adj (not excessive)
اعتدالیون noun (one who holds an intermediate position)

Polish

2 entries

umiarkowany adj (not excessive)
umiarkowany adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Portuguese

1 entries

moderado adj (not excessive)

Romanian

4 entries

centrist adj (having an intermediate position in politics)
mediocru adj (mediocre)
mediocră adj (mediocre)
mediu adj (mediocre)

Russian

4 entries

зауря́дный adj (mediocre)
посре́дственный adj (mediocre)
сде́ржанный adj (not excessive)
сре́дний adj (mediocre)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cuibheasach adj (not excessive)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ùmeren adj (not excessive)
ùmjeren adj (not excessive)
у̀мерен adj (not excessive)
у̀мјерен adj (not excessive)

Slovak

2 entries

mierny adj (not excessive)
umiernený adj (not excessive)

Slovene

1 entries

zmeren adj (not excessive)

Spanish

4 entries

comedido adj (not excessive)
mediocre adj (mediocre)
moderado adj (not excessive)
moderado adj (having an intermediate position in politics)

Swedish

4 entries

moderat adj (not excessive)
måttlig adj (not excessive)
dämpa verb (to reduce the excessiveness)
moderera verb (to reduce the excessiveness)

Tajik

1 entries

мӯътадил adj (not excessive)

Thai

3 entries

ปานกลาง adj (not excessive)
พอประมาณ adj (not excessive)
พอใช้ adj (mediocre)

Ukrainian

4 entries

аби́який adj (mediocre)
вимірни́й adj (not excessive)
зде́ржаний adj (not excessive)
помі́рний adj (not excessive)

Vietnamese

2 entries

phải chăng adj (not excessive)
vừa phải adj (not excessive)

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

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Don't go to extremes. To be moderate is important in anything.

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The weather in Florida is generally moderate.

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Some are moderate; some are radical.

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Good health consists of proper eating and moderate exercise.

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