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- adjective, noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer
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adjective |
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| definition 1: |
keeping or kept within reasonable limits; not extreme or excessive.
a moderate drinkermoderate costs- synonyms:
- modest, reasonable, temperate
- antonyms:
- drastic, excessive, extravagant, extreme, great, immoderate, inordinate, outrageous, radical, unreasonable
- similar words:
- abstemious, conservative, judicious, light, prudent, sensible
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| definition 2: |
calm or mild; temperate.
moderate weather- synonyms:
- clement, mild, temperate
- similar words:
- balmy, bland, genial, gentle, halcyon, mellow
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| definition 3: |
of a medium or average amount, size, quality, or degree; neither very much nor very little, very high nor very low, or the like.
moderate snowfallmoderate ability- synonyms:
- medium, modest
- similar words:
- average, commonplace, indifferent, intermediate, limited, mean, middling, normal, ordinary, passable, regular, run-of-the-mill, so-so, standard, temperate, tolerable, typical, unremarkable
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| definition 4: |
not favoring extreme political or social ideas, positions, or actions.
a moderate legislator- synonyms:
- centric, middle-of-the-road
- antonyms:
- radical
- similar words:
- bourgeois, conventional, mainstream, middlebrow
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decent, fair, gentle, inexpensive, lenient, light, lukewarm, middle, mild, reasonable, respectable, small, sober, soft, temperate, tepid, warm |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
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| definition: |
one who opposes extreme political or social ideas, positions, or actions.
- synonyms:
- centrist, middle-of-the-roader
- antonyms:
- extremist, radical
- similar words:
- bourgeois, Middle American, middlebrow, square
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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| inflections: |
moderates, moderating, moderated |
| definition 1: |
to make less forceful, intense, severe, or extreme; reduce.
He has recently moderated his criticism of the government.- synonyms:
- abate, blunt, mitigate, modify, mollify, qualify, relax, temper, tone down
- antonyms:
- aggravate, exacerbate, intensify
- similar words:
- alleviate, cool, curb, dampen, diminish, ease, lessen, lighten, lower, modulate, mute, palliate, reduce, restrain, smooth, soften, still
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| definition 2: |
to direct, guide, or preside over (a discussion, meeting, or the like).
- synonyms:
- chair, direct, lead, preside over
- similar words:
- facilitate, guide, head
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abate, buff, buffer, chasten, deaden, lead, lessen, mediate, mince, qualify, relax, sober, subdue |
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intransitive verb |
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| definition 1: |
to become less forceful, intense, severe, or extreme; abate.
The storm has moderated.- synonyms:
- abate, diminish, ease up, lessen, let up, subside
- antonyms:
- intensify
- similar words:
- cool, dwindle, lighten, mitigate, relent, weaken
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| definition 2: |
to direct or preside over a discussion or meeting; act as a chairperson or moderator.
- synonyms:
- preside
- similar words:
- lead, officiate
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| related words: |
abate, lighten, mediate, remit, sink, temper |
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| derivations: |
moderately (adv.), moderateness (n.) |
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