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Synonyms for moderation
ˌmɒd əˈreɪ ʃənmod·er·a·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. moderation

    Abstinence from food commonly signifies going without; abstemiousness, partaking moderately; abstinence may be for a single occasion, abstemiousness is habitual moderation. Self-denial is giving up what one wishes; abstinence may be refraining from what one does not desire. Fasting is abstinence from food for a limited time, and generally for religious reasons. Sobriety and temperance signify maintaining a quiet, even temper by moderate indulgence in some things, complete abstinence from others. We speak of temperance in eating, but of abstinence from vice. Total abstinence has come to signify the entire abstaining from intoxicating liquors.

    Synonyms:
    abstemiousness, abstinence, continence, fasting, frugality, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, sobriety, temperance

    Antonyms:
    drunkenness, excess, gluttony, greed, intemperance, intoxication, reveling, revelry, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness

    Preposition:
    The negative side of virtue is abstinence from vice.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. moderation

    Synonyms:
    temperance, sobriety, frugality, calmness, sedateness, mildness, coolness, deliberateness

    Antonyms:
    immoderation, intemperance, hastiness, rashness, precipitation

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. moderation, moderatenessnoun

    quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes

    Synonyms:
    moderateness, mitigation, easing, temperance, reasonableness, relief, modestness

    Antonyms:
    immoderation, immoderateness

  2. easing, moderation, reliefnoun

    a change for the better

    Synonyms:
    fill-in, assuagement, relievo, easement, backup, ministration, temperance, succour, moderateness, ease, backup man, reliever, alleviation, rest period, rest, succor, sculptural relief, embossment, rilievo, respite, relief, stand-in, easing, mitigation, substitute

    Antonyms:
    immoderateness, immoderation

  3. temperance, moderationnoun

    the trait of avoiding excesses

    Synonyms:
    easing, mitigation, sobriety, relief, moderateness, temperance

    Antonyms:
    immoderation, immoderateness

  4. moderation, mitigationnoun

    the action of lessening in severity or intensity

    "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"

    Synonyms:
    relief, moderateness, mitigation, easing, temperance, palliation, extenuation

    Antonyms:
    immoderateness, immoderation

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. middle of the roadverb

    in the middle of the road, you can keep track of slipping down the slope of either side. take things in moderation, the middle of the road, slowly, carefully, attentively. know your limits.

    be sure to do everything in moderation.

    Submitted by ralphjdzenutis on March 26, 2023  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. moderationnoun

    Synonyms:
    temperance, frugality, sobriety

  2. moderationnoun

    Synonyms:
    calmness, coolness, deliberateness, sedateness, mildness, equanimity, composure

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. moderationnoun

    Synonyms:
    mitigation, diminution, temperance, restraint, calmness

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "moderation":

    restraint, self-restraint, moderate

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How to use moderation in a sentence?

  1. Elon Musk:

    Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we could to appease the activists.

  2. Rohan Gunaratna:

    Within the Christian community there has to be moderation because by its nature it consists of two different ethnic communities. Theres a natural instinct for them to look at such religious and ethnic issues with deep compassion.

  3. John Aiken:

    We believe that the miss against expectations was largely driven by lower revenues, while declining management fee margins is an industry wide concern, we have noticed some incremental moderation in IGM's numbers, as it seeks to realign pricing in order to facilitate longer-term fund sales.

  4. Daniel Silver:

    The JOLTS report is consistent with our view that the labor market will continue to improve, but that we will see some moderation in job growth.

  5. Tom Piotrowski:

    You saw more than a slight moderation to the SP 500, and the Dow, but you’re still looking at these markets at record highs, it’s a matter of looking out for what the next catalyst is for these markets.


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