All moderate synonyms
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M m adj moderate
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- tame β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- cautious β Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- steady β firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- modest β having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- conservative β A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- pleasant β pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- bearable β If something is bearable, you feel that you can accept it or deal with it.
- reasonable β agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- balanced β A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
- tolerant β inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- neutral β not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- tolerable β capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- middle-of-the-road β favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- controlled β held in check; curbed: poorly controlled anger.
- deliberate β If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- considered β A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
- nonpartisan β not partisan; objective.
- straight β without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- pacific β tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory: pacific overtures.
- midway β several U.S. islets in the N Pacific, about 1300 miles (2095 km) NW of Hawaii: Japanese defeated in a naval battle June, 1942; 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- sober β not intoxicated or drunk.
- reserved β kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
- measured β ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- restrained β characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- cool β Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- compromising β If you describe information or a situation as compromising, you mean that it reveals an embarrassing or guilty secret about someone.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- abstinent β forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- medium β a middle state or condition; mean.
- piddling β amounting to very little; trifling; negligible: a piddling sum of money.
- middling β equally distant from the extremes or outer limits; central: the middle point of a line; the middle singer in a trio.
- intermediate β being, situated, or acting between two points, stages, things, persons, etc.: the intermediate steps in a procedure.
- ordinary β of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
verb moderate
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- tone down β any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
- play down β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- regulate β to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- temper β a particular state of mind or feelings.
- lessen β to become less.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.