n. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: SOBER 3, temperate, unimpassioned
2 not excessive in degree, amount, or intensity FF1C; the new proposals were met with only moderate enthusiam FF1E; FF1C; the snowfall is expected to be no more than moderate FF1E;
Synonyms: modest, reasonable, temperate
Related Words: bland, gentle, mild, soft; inconsequential, inconsiderable, slight, small; paltry, piddling, trifling, trivial
Contrasted Words: excessive, extreme, inordinate, intemperate, radical, unreasonable
Antonyms: immoderate
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Synonyms: MEDIUM , average, fair, fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, mediocre, middling, so-so
Related Words: constant, equable, even, steady
4 avoiding extreme political or social measures FF1C; party policy became increasingly moderate FF1E;
Synonyms: middle-of-the-road, middle-road, soft-shell
Contrasted Words: conservative, right, tory; left, radical, red; extremist, fanatical, ultra
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Synonyms: CONSERVATIVE 2, controlled, discreet, reasonable, restrained, temperate, unexcessive, unextreme