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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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Let’s look at a more moderate scenario: With a 7% annual investment return, his “take it early and invest it” strategy becomes less clear.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

President Masoud Pezeshkian, backed by more moderate groups, has taken a careful approach.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

Other contenders include Hassan Khomeini—the grandson of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—who would be expected to seek a more moderate, less repressive path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“Most people find that a song of more moderate difficulty allows them to showcase their talent,” he said carefully.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss