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avoiding extremes in behavior or expression<he was only a moderate drinker, stopping after a couple of glasses of wine>SynonymstemperateRelated Wordscontrolled, curbed, disciplined, restrained, self-controlled; calculated, deliberate, measured; rational, reasonable; average, mediocre, medium, modest, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, so-so; normal, ordinary, regular, routine, typical, usualNear Antonymsexcessive, extreme, inordinate, radical; irrational, unreasonable; extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid, radicalAntonymsimmoderate, intemperate
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avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas<the principal's moderate position on cell phones is that students can use them at school but only for emergencies>Synonymsmiddle-of-the-roadRelated Wordsconventional, orthodox, traditional, rational, reasonable; neutralNear Antonymsexcessive; conservative, reactionary, rightist; leftist, liberal, progressive; fanatic (or fanatical), revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, violent; agitating, fomenting, incendiary, inciting, instigating, provocative, provoking; rabble-rousing; dissentingAntonymsextremist, radical
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being about midway between extremes of amount or size<a moderate snowfall was forecast for the region>— see middle 2
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marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low<a city that is celebrated for its moderate climate>— see clement
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