Synonyms for temperate
ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪttem·per·ate

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1. temperate

   Synonyms:
   moderate, abstemious, reasonable, sober, calm, cool, sedate, mild, genial

   Antonyms:
   immoderate, self-indulgent, intemperate, torrid, frigid, rigorous

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1. temperateadjective

   (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate

   "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"

   Synonyms:
   moderate

   Antonyms:
   heavy(a), intense, intemperate, big(a)

2. temperateadjective

   not extreme in behavior

   "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"

   Synonyms:
   moderate

   Antonyms:
   intemperate, intense, big(a), heavy(a)

3. moderate, temperateadjective

   not extreme

   "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

   Synonyms:
   restrained, moderate

   Antonyms:
   heavy(a), big(a), intemperate, intense

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. temperateadjective

   Synonyms:
   moderate, ABSTEMIOUS, sober

2. temperateadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, continent

3. temperateadjective

   Synonyms:
   cool, calm, dispassionate, not violent

4. temperateadjective

   Synonyms:
   duly tempered (as regards heat and cold), not excessive

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1. temperateadjective

   Synonyms:
   moderate, dispassionate, calm, abstemious, sober, self-denying

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1. List of paraphrases for "temperate":

   moderate

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1. John Marshall:

   So, if the cow is soft and nurturing that's how I will paint it and if the cow is sort of angry and startled then I'll try and treat that in the temperate. So, they portray a different thing and it's the thing that is keeping them unique, keeping a sense that each one is different and it's kind of more of an emotional portrayal than a photographic one.

2. Mao Zedong:

   A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery; it cannot be so refined, so leisurely and gentle, so temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another.

3. Thomas Paine:

   Those words, temperate and moderate, are words either of political cowardice, or of cunning, or seduction. A thing, moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice.

4. Alexander Frolov:

   Everything depends on the coming winter, there are forecasts that this year's winter will be temperate in the main grain-sowing regions, excluding, possibly, Siberia.

5. Bob Ward:

   Cities that are used to more temperate climates, like London, are finding it very difficult to cope, places which experience cold winters tend to worry more about insulation... but of course some of the measures you design to keep heat in during the winter can prevent heat escaping in the summer, making it even more of a problem.