Another word for moderate

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Adjective

Not excessive or extreme in amount, degree, or force

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Kept within sensible limits

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Suited to or within the means of ordinary people

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Not steep or abrupt

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Requiring little effort or exertion

light
easy

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Free from extremes in temperature

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Of small intensity

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Of moderately good quality but less than excellent

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Verb

To make or become less severe or extreme

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To become or cause to become less active or intense

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Another word for moderate

Modifier

Not expensive

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Not extreme

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Not radical

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Average

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Not indulgent

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Verb

To become less

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To make less

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To preside over

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Synonym Study

Moderate and temperate are often interchangeable in denoting a staying within reasonable limits, but in strict discrimination, moderate implies merely the absence of excesses or extremes, while temperate suggests deliberate self-restraint moderate demands, a temperate reply

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