moderate
Adjective
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also:tells us about: moderateness, moderation - quality of being moderate and avoiding extremessimilar to:
- average, intermediate, medium - around the middle of a scale of evaluation
- cautious, conservative - avoiding excess
- fair, fairish, reasonable - not excessive or extreme
- indifferent - neither too great nor too little
- limited - not excessive
- middle-of-the-road - not extreme, especially in political views
- minimalist - advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
- modest, small - not large but sufficient in size or amount
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similar to: mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extremesame as: temperate
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similar to: temperate - not extreme in behaviorsame as: restrained
Noun
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belongs to: center - politically moderate persons; centrists
Verb
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is a type of: decelerate, slow down - reduce the speed of
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subtypes:
- conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress - bring under control by force or authority
- damp - restrain or discourage
- crucify, mortify, subdue - hold within limits and control
- abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
- train - cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- catch - check oneself during an action
- bate - moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
- thermostat - control the temperature with a thermostat
- counteract, countercheck - oppose or check by a counteraction
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is a type of: weaken - lessen the strength of
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