Moderate

/ˈmɑdəɹət/

Synonyms for "moderate" (632 found)

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Closest matches (127)

Adjective(15 words)

restrained temperate abstemiousanti revolutionaryaverageaverage valuebalanced batedbenign fungus speciescalm vigorchair chilledcommon prepositionsdampen dampest

abate acceptable acceptingact betweenadequate adjustadjust toadmissibleall rightallay alleviate alloy alright alter ambling apathetic arbitrate arrest assuage attemper

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average backpedal backwater balanced banalbank the firebargain batebetter than nothingbetwixt and betweenbland blunt boundbox inbrake budget calm cautious center central centrist chair chasten cheap check circumscribe circumspect claudicant clementclip the wingscommon compassionate compose compromiser condition confine conservative constant constrain contain control controlled conventional cool coordinate copyright crawling creepingcreeping like snailcurb cushion damp dampen

Verb(18 words)

abated attenuating bate buffered chair chaired chastened chastens check contain control cools curb curbed dampeddampen vibrationdampened dampens

Noun(21 words)

averages avg backpedals bates bridling buffer centristchair a meetingchair the panelchairing a sessionchairs chateura chaunacontrol overall forcecontrol processcontrol structures lessoncontrolscooling action processdampening damping

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damps

Strong matches (189)

Adjective(13 words)

danish modfacilitatefair influencegentle declinegentle persongentle slopegradual changehost measuredmeasured energy levelmidmiddle-of-the-road votermild

Noun(27 words)

danish stilhed tonedeescalatingdegree of cultural lossdemurerdiscipline field notebookdiscipline yourselfeasing emceesenvironmental controlfacilitate a policy workshopfacilitate group readingfair electoral processgoldilocks governi hedgeshomeschool online communitylesseninglevel of activitylullingmeasured energy in teaching

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meeting conductionmellowing menshevikmiddle classmiddle groundermiddle of the roadermiddleweight

de emphasizede-emphasize deaden decelerate decent decrease defuse delay deliberate detaindie downdilute diminish direct discipline discreet downplaydraw reindraw the linedull

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dwindle easeease offease upeasy easygoing ebb economic economical economy equable even extenuate fade fairfair to middlingfairish fall faltering fifty-fifty flaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragging forbearant forbearing forgiving fresh frugal gentlego betweengood enoughgoodish gradual gravehalf-and-halfhalting hedgehedge abouthobbled hobblinghold backhold in checkhold uphumane idle impartial impede inconsequential inconsiderable independent indifferent indolent inexpensive insipid intercede intermediary intermediate interpose intervene judge judiciouskkeep backkeep within boundslackluster languid languorous laodicean lax lay lazy leaven leisurely lenient lenify lessenlet downlet uplet up onlight lighten limit limpinglose groundlose momentumlose speedlowlow pricedlow-priced lower lull lumberingmake termsmanage manageable mean measured medial median mediate mediocre medium meerschaummeet halfwaymerciful middlemiddle-of-the-roadmiddle-of-the-roadermiddling midway mildmild as milk

Verb(13 words)

decelerated deescalate deescalates defuseddiminish impactdiscuss in classelevate discussionemceed holdhold inlead mediates mellows

Adjective(4 words)

measured mellowmiddle of the roadmild

Related words (316)

Adjective(24 words)

mild climatemild punishmentmildest mitigatemoderate impactmoderate pacemodest amountpolitical centerpreside reasonablereformist policyrestrained enthusiasmrestrained vigorsscholarly disciplineslower pacesoften softishtame energytasteful temper

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temperate foresttemperate forest ecosystemtemperate stanceunhardened

Noun(47 words)

mildsmoder humus formmoderates moderating moderationist moderator modestomodulate expressionmodulated signalmost gradual political changemost moderatenerf police politic presidingqualifying adjectivequalifying term definitionreferees reformistreformist approach

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reformist movementreformist programreformist stancerein relentingsanskrit madhyaself controlledsize mediumslowing growthsofteningsoftening adjectivespace the assignmentsspeaking pacestabilizing influencesteadying handsubduing tamingteacher led discussiontemperate zonetempering tempers throttles umpingwater down resultwater down versionwetland fragmentationwikis

Verb(32 words)

mince mitigates mitigating modulates mollify officiate presided presides qualifiesqualify a blanket ruleregulate behaviorregulate emotionsregulate temperatureseason slackened slackens sobered softensoften languagesoftened

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softens stanched subdues subsiding tame tames tempertone downtoned tranquiler understatesweaken policy

mitigate moderantist moderationist moderatist modest modify modulate mollifynamby pambynamby-pamby narrow negotiate neuter neutral nominal nonaligned noncommitted nonpartisan nonviolent normal

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not amissnot badnot half badnot so badobstruct obtundof a kindof a sortof sortsofficiate ok okayon the fenceordinary pacifistic pacify palliate paltry passable passive patent patient peaceable peaceful philosophical phlegmatic piddlingplay downpoking poky presentablepreside overpretty goodprudent qualify quell rational reasonable reducereduce the temperaturereef referee register regulateregulate byreinrein inrelax relaxed relent relieve reluctant remit represent respectable restrain restrained restrict retard routine run satisfactory sauntering scant season sedate sensible seriousset backset conditionsset limitsshabby shoddy shuffling slackslack offslack upslacken slight slothful slowslow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow downslow upslow-crawling slow-foot slow-going slow-legged slow-moving slow-paced slow-poky slow-running slow-sailing slow-stepped sluggish small smother snail-paced snaillikeso soso-so sobersober downsober-minded sobersided soft soft-shell soften solemn soothe sparing specialize staggering staid standard stay steadystep instifle stint stinting straiten strolling subdue subside sufficient supervise suppress sweetentake in sailtake the edge offtame tedious temper temperate tender tentativethird worldthird-force third-world throttlethrottle downtidy toddling token tolerable tolerant tonetone downtortoiselike totteringtreat withtrifling trivial trudgingtune downturtlelike umpire uncommitted underplay unexceptionable unexceptional unexcessive unexpensive unextreme unhurried unimpassioned uninvolved unobjectionable usual vapid waddling wane weakenwishy washywishy-washywithin meansworkmanlikeworth the money

Adverb(1 words)

most medium

Adjective(11 words)

nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic proper reasonable reasonous sober temperate tempered unexcessive unextreme

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

24 entries

actor adjust alter attitude change control decelerate degree discuss doerhash outhold backkeepkeep backlead level

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More specific

10 entries

balanced viewchair dampen facilitate guidemeasured approachmidlevel midrange soften temper

Collocations

8 entries

moderate amountmoderate climatemoderate discussionmoderate exercisemoderate pacemoderate panelmoderate riskmoderate temperature

Inflections

5 entries

moderated moderates moderatingmore moderatemost moderate

Derivations

6 entries

moderated moderately moderates moderating moderation moderator

Antonyms

1 entries

immoderate

similar

16 entries

average cautious conservative fair fairish indifferent intermediate limited mediummiddle-of-the-roadmild minimalist modest reasonable small temperate

Sample sentences

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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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