moderating

ADJECTIVE

abstemious

Synonyms

WEAK

abstinent ascetic austere continent frugal moderate restrained self-denying self-restrained sober sparing temperate

Antonyms

WEAK

gluttonous greedy hungry

ADJECTIVE

extenuating

Synonyms

STRONG

condoning diminishing justifying lessening mitigating palliating qualifying reducing sanitizing softening varnishing whitewashing

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning wasting weakening

WEAK

dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

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Modica asked, addressing a planning board member who was moderating questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

To avoid this, tech companies would either need to respond by banning any user-generated posts or severely moderating them.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

That helped boost its moderating credentials, burnished by its allyship with heavyweight regional players, including Saudi Arabia and Beijing.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The recent moderating of costs has still not made college affordable for many families, Levine noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Nuah is behind me, being Mr. Nice Guy and not passing me but moderating his pace.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

moderating

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