Thesaurus
:
moderate
T
hesaurus
moderate
English
Adjective
Sense: not excessive
Synonyms
measured
mellow
middle of the road
(
idiomatic
)
mild
moderate
nonexcessive
nonextreme
nonfanatic
proper
reasonable
reasonous
sober
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
temperate
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
tempered
unexcessive
unextreme
Antonyms
excessive
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
Hyponyms
frugal
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
gentle
lax
lenient
temperate
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
unadorned
[
⇒ thesaurus
]
Various
balanced
suitable
[
⇒ 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.