All immoderation antonyms
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I i noun immoderation
- disfavour β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- unselfish β not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
- dearth β If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- deficiency β Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
- insufficiency β deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
- lack β something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- poverty β the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- shortcoming β a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- deprivation β If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- economy β thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
- frugality β the quality of being frugal, or prudent in saving; the lack of wastefulness: Many people who have lived through periods of economic deprivation develop lifelong habits of frugality and are almost never tempted by wasteful consumption.
- moderation β the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.
- privation β lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life: His life of privation began to affect his health.
- need β a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- want β to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- thrift β economical management; economy; frugality.
- thriftiness β practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- providence β a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- saving β tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- doubt β to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- fairness β the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness: I have to admit, in all fairness, that she would only be paid for part of the work.
- impartiality β not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
- dislike β to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- indifference β lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- irresolution β lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
- calmness β without rough motion; still or nearly still: a calm sea.
- apathy β You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- justice β Donald, 1925β2004, U.S. poet.
- peace β the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- peacefulness β characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- disinterest β absence of interest; indifference.
- over-enthusiasm β absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- frustration β act of frustrating; state of being frustrated: the frustration of the president's efforts.
- intolerance β lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- dissatisfaction β the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
- disapproval β the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disfavor β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- disregard β to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- abstention β Abstention is a formal act of not voting either for or against a proposal.
- temperance β moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- care β If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- humility β the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
- meekness β humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
- cowardice β Cowardice is cowardly behaviour.
- modesty β the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
- ban β To ban something means to state officially that it must not be done, shown, or used.
- prohibition β the act of prohibiting.
- refusal β an act or instance of refusing.
- order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- caution β Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.