All temperate synonyms
temΒ·perΒ·ate
T t adj temperate
- discreet β judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- collected β An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- abstemious β Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable such as eating or drinking.
- modest β having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- restrained β characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
- abstentious β an act or instance of abstaining.
- in clover β any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- easy-going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- abstinent β forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence.
- easy β not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- iceberg β a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- fair β free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- deceivable β capable of being deceived; gullible.
- couldn't care less β If you say that you couldn't care less about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you are not interested in them or worried about them. In American English, you can also say that you could care less, with the same meaning.
- clement β Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
- benign β You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- at peace β in a state of harmony or friendship
- calm β A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- dispassionate β free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; calm: a dispassionate critic.
- easy going β calm and unworried; relaxed and rather casual: an easygoing person.
- composed β If someone is composed, they are calm and able to control their feelings.
- at ease β If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- disimpassioned β calm; dispassionate.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- have one's act together β anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
adjective temperate
- curbed β Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- nonirritant β A substance that is not an irritant.
- calmative β (of a remedy or agent) sedative
- nonirritating β Not irritating; not an irritant.
- dry β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- warrantable β capable of being warranted.
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- fleeceable β Able to be fleeced.
- demulcent β soothing; mollifying
- lenient β agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- coolheaded β not easily flustered; calm
- lenitive β softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
- equable β (of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
- warm β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- exculpatory β Excusing or clearing of any wrongdoing.
- warmish β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- forbearant β Forbearing.
noun temperate
- abstemiousness β sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.
- balminess β mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- warmness β having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.