more moderate

ADJECTIVE

calm, temperate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

balanced bearable cautious conservative gentle limited middle-of-the-road mild modest neutral pleasant reasonable soft steady tame tolerable tolerant

STRONG

abstinent compromising considered controlled cool deliberate disciplined even measured midway nonpartisan pacific reserved restrained sober straight

WEAK

careful considerate dispassionate equable impartial inconsiderable inexpensive judicious low-key monotonous not excessive peaceable tranquil untroubled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased bright harsh imbalanced incautious intolerable loud prejudiced rough strong unacceptable unbearable unlimited unmanageable violent wild

STRONG

agitated different excited extroverted friendly outgoing partial unfair

WEAK

considerable excessive extravagant extreme immoderate liberal outrageous significant uncontrolled unreasonable unrestrained

ADJECTIVE

fair, average, so-so

Synonyms

STRONG

intermediate mean medium middling ordinary piddling trifling

WEAK

bland fair to middling fairish inconsequential inconsiderable indifferent mediocre paltry passable trivial unexceptional

Antonyms

STRONG

extraordinary extreme important significant

WEAK

considerable excessive extravagant immoderate liberal outrageous uncontrolled unlimited unreasonable unrestrained violent wild

Example Sentences

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Under DeWine's leadership, Ohio took a more moderate approach to the pandemic response than other Republican-controlled states.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“Companies are planning more moderate wage indexations,” it said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

President since 2024 after an election held following the death of former president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Pezeshkian is seen as belonging to the more moderate wing of politics in the Islamic republic.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The structural score also showed a strong relationship with cognitive test results and a more moderate association with MRI measurements of brain shrinkage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

In the eastern provinces, the Khmer Rouge cadres were more moderate and humane: the work hours were generally shorter, the food rations were larger, and the soldiers did not kill the villagers indiscriminately.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung