Thesaurus:moderate

Thesaurus

moderate

English

Adjective

Sense: not excessive

Synonyms

• abstemious
• abstentious
• abstinent
• cool
• gentle
• lenient
• measured
• mellow
• mild
• middle-of-the-road
• moderate
• nonfanatic
• proper
• reasonable
• reasonous
• sober    [⇒ thesaurus]
• temperate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tempered

Antonyms

• excessive    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• intermediate    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “174. moderation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “740. lenity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.