Synonyms for moderate
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Temper — to reduce the excessiveness of (something)
temper, mitigate, gentle, qualify, decrease, reduce, blunt, fall, lessen, damp, diminish, abate, slack, alleviate, slacken, subdue, assuage, allay, pacify, soothe, chasten, deaden
Adjective
1. Mild — mediocre
mild, modest, average, middle-of-the-road, reasonable, intermediate, temperate, small, low, middling, conservative, slow, restrained, decent, sober, light, mediocre, respectable, medium, tolerable, so-so informal, sparing
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- v. 2
To become less excessive.
He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
- v. 3
To preside over (something) as a moderator.
- adj. 1
Mediocre.
Related words
- Word family
- moderately moderateness moderatism moderation modal modality mode model
Forms
- Past participle
- moderated
e.g. moderated → tempered, mitigated, gentled, qualified…
Choose the right word
Assuage is, by derivation, to sweeten; mitigate, to make mild; moderate, to bring within measure; abate, to beat down, and so make less.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- gentle A noble man by woman's gentle word may oft be led.
- decrease A significant decrease in temperature is expected.
- preside Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| moderate | falling | |
| gentle | rising | |
| decrease | falling | |
| preside | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- low1
- 4 letters
- easy2, hold1, cool1, lead1, fall1, slow1, calm1, mild1, dull1, curb1, damp1, tame1, rein1
- 5 letters
- small1, check1, light1, chair1, delay2, blunt1, sober2, slack1, quell1, abate2, allay2
- 6 letters
- season2, reduce2, medium3, decent2, gentle2, modest2, temper2, lessen2, soften2, soothe1, subdue2, pacify3, deaden2
- 7 letters
- control2, average3, contain2, qualify3, preside2, sparing2, assuage2, slacken2, mollify3, chasten2
- 8 letters
- decrease2, regulate3, mitigate3, diminish3, mediocre4, middling3
- 9 letters
- alleviate4, temperate2, tolerable4
- 10 letters
- reasonable4, controlled2, restrained2
- 11 letters
- respectable4
- 12 letters
- conservative4, intermediate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).