moderately

[mod-er-it-lee, mod-rit-lee] / ˈmɒd ər ɪt li, ˈmɒd rɪt li /

ADVERB

to a degree, to some extent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

a little fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat

STRONG

passably pretty

WEAK

averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits within reason

Antonyms

WEAK

immoderately unlimitedly

Example Sentences

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Yes, sales will grow moderately in the near-term.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"Beluga males were indeed polygynous, but, surprisingly, only moderately so," said O'Corry-Crowe.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Let’s say I’m a moderately well-off single taxpayer with an income of $200,000, so I will owe about $37K in taxes.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

BMW said it still expects auto deliveries for the full year to be on par with last year and pretax profit to be moderately lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

And I was moderately partial to a Malfoy too.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

moderately

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