moderate
Other forms: moderated; moderates; moderating
A moderate voter is someone who is politically speaking, in the center. In other words, they are not quite left or right, but somewhere in the middle.
Moderate comes from the Latin for "medium sized," and as a noun and an adjective it means "middle, medium." If you get moderate rainfall, it's not too much and not too little. Goldilocks was known for her moderate tastes. As a verb, it means "to temper," or "to reduce from the extreme." If you moderate your speed while driving, you slow down a bit. If you moderate a discussion, you help two or more people have a reasonable conversation.
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marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
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not extreme
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being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme“moderate prices”“a moderate income”“a moderate fine”“moderate demands”“a moderate estimate”“a moderate eater”“moderate success”“a kitchen of moderate size”“the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart”
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Synonyms:
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mild
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
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average, intermediate, medium
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
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cautious, conservative
avoiding excess
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fair, fairish, reasonable
not excessive or extreme
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indifferent
neither too great nor too little
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limited
not excessive
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middle-of-the-road
not extreme, especially in political views
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minimalist
advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics)
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modest, small
not large but sufficient in size or amount
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temperate
not extreme in behavior
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Antonyms:
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immoderate
beyond reasonable limits
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intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
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abnormal
much greater than the normal
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all-fired
extreme; used as an intensifier
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exaggerated, overdone, overstated
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
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excessive, inordinate, undue, unreasonable
beyond normal limits
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exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious
greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
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extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful
far more than usual or expected
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extreme
far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
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extreme
beyond a norm in views or actions
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extremist, radical, ultra
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
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far
beyond a norm in opinion or actions
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stark
complete or extreme
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unreasonable
not reasonable; not showing good judgment
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intemperate
excessive in behavior
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mild
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a person who takes a position in the political center
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synonyms:
centrist, middle of the roader, moderationist
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restrain
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lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits“moderate your alcohol intake”
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bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)
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conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress
to put down by force or authority
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damp
restrain or discourage
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crucify, mortify, subdue
hold within limits and control
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abnegate, deny
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure
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restrict
place under restrictions; limit access to
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train
cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
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catch
check oneself during an action
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bate
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
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thermostat
control the temperature with a thermostat
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counteract, countercheck
oppose or check by a counteraction
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blink, blink away, wink
force to go away by blinking
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reduce, tighten
narrow or limit
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tie
limit or restrict to
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gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
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draw a line, draw the line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
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mark off, mark out
set boundaries to and delimit
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harness, rein, rule
keep in check
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baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
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cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
prevent the progress or free movement of
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dampen, stifle
smother or suppress
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choke back, choke down, choke off
suppress
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constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
restrict
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clamp down, crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
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hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still
cause to be quiet or not talk
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constrict, inhibit
limit the range or extent of
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burke
get rid of, silence, or suppress
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silence
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure
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quell, quench, squelch
suppress or crush completely
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constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
hold back
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muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangle
conceal or hide
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mortify
practice self-denial of one's body and appetites
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classify
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
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taboo
declare as sacred and forbidden
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trellis
train on a trellis, as of a vine
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scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity
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localise, localize
restrict something to a particular area
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make less fast or intense“moderate your speed”
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type of:
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decelerate, slow down
reduce the speed of
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decelerate, slow down
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make less strong or intense; soften
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make less severe or harsh
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preside over
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