Origin of moderate
1350–1400; Middle English
moderate (adj.),
moderaten (v.) < Latin
moderātus (past participle of
moderārī to restrain, control), equivalent to
moderā- verb stem (see
modest) +
-tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR moderate
ANTONYMS FOR moderate
5, 6
radical.
synonym study for moderate
1.
Moderate,
temperate,
judicious,
reasonable all stress the avoidance of excess—emotional, physical, intellectual, or otherwise.
Moderate implies response or behavior that is by nature not excessive:
a moderate drinker, a moderate amount of assistance.
Temperate, interchangeable with
moderate in some general uses, usually stresses the idea of caution, control, or self-restraint:
a surprisingly temperate response to the angry challenge.
Judicious emphasizes prudence and the exercise of careful judgment:
a judicious balance between freedom and restraint; judicious care to offend neither side.
Reasonable suggests the imposition or adoption of limits derived from the application of reason or good sense:
a reasonable price; a reasonable amount of damages allotted to each claimant.
8. See
allay.
OTHER WORDS FROM moderate
Words nearby moderate
modelist,
modelling,
modem,
modem session,
modena,
moderate,
moderate breeze,
moderate gale,
moderate-income,
moderation,
moderationist
British Dictionary definitions for unmoderated (1 of 2)
unmoderated
/ (ʌnˈmɒdəˌreɪtɪd) /
adjective
(of an online chatroom, newsgroup, etc) not monitored for inappropriate content, time wasting, or bad language
British Dictionary definitions for unmoderated (2 of 2)
moderate
adjective (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)
noun (ˈmɒdərɪt, ˈmɒdrɪt)
a person who holds moderate views, esp in politics
verb (ˈmɒdəˌreɪt)
Derived forms of moderate
moderately, adverb moderateness, noun moderatism, nounWord Origin for moderate
C14: from Latin
moderātus observing moderation, from
moderārī to restrain