(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Moderate political opinions or policies are not extreme.
He was an easygoing man of very ~ views...
Both countries have called for a ~ approach to the use of force.
? extreme
ADJ
2.
You use ~ to describe people or groups who have ~ political opinions or policies.
...a ~ Democrat.
...the ~ wing of the army.
ADJ
•
A ~ is someone with ~ political opinions.
If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the ~s.
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3.
You use ~ to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree.
While a ~ amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
...~ exercise.
= reasonable
? excessive
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Both are ~ly large insects.
= reasonably
ADV: usu ADV adj/-ed, also ADV after v
4.
A ~ change in something is a change that is not great.
Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only ~ improvements.
ADJ
~ly
Share prices on the Tokyo Exchange declined ~ly.
ADV: ADV after v
5.
If you ~ something or if it ~s, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept.
They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to ~ his views...
Amongst relief workers, the immediate sense of crisis has ~d somewhat...
VERB: V n, V
moderation
A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of/in n