n. 25B6; noun
he urged them to show moderation : SELF-RESTRAINT, restraint, self-control, self-discipline; moderateness, temperance, leniency, fairness.
a moderation of their confrontational style : RELAXATION, easing (off), reduction, abatement, weakening, slackening, tempering, softening, diminution, diminishing, lessening; decline, modulation, modification, mitigation, allaying; informal let-up.
25A0; in moderation IN MODERATE QUANTITIES/AMOUNTS, within (sensible) limits; moderately.