moderation
English Thesaurus
1. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | abatement, |
| definition | : | the act of abating (noun.act) |
2. the trait of avoiding excesses (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | natural virtue, |
| definition | : | (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature (noun.attribute) |
| hypernym | : | control, restraint, |
| definition | : | discipline in personal and social activities (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | dryness, sobriety, |
| definition | : | moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | abstemiousness, |
| definition | : | moderation in eating and drinking (noun.attribute) |
3. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | degree, grade, level, |
| definition | : | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | golden mean, |
| definition | : | the middle between extremes (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | reasonableness, |
| definition | : | moderation in expectations (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | immoderate, |
| definition | : | beyond reasonable limits (adj.all) |
4. a change for the better (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | alteration, change, modification, |
| definition | : | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | disembarrassment, |
| definition | : | something that extricates you from embarrassment (noun.event) |
5. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)
6. the trait of avoiding excesses (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | intemperance, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intemperate (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | moderationist, |
| definition | : | a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer) (noun.person) |
7. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | make less fast or intense (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | moderate, tame, tone down, |
| definition | : | make less strong or intense; soften (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | moderate, restrained, |
| definition | : | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes (adj.all) |
8. a change for the better (noun.event)
9. the action of lessening in severity or intensity (noun.act)
10. the trait of avoiding excesses (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | intemperance, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intemperate (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | moderationist, |
| definition | : | a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer) (noun.person) |
11. quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | make less fast or intense (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | moderate, tame, tone down, |
| definition | : | make less strong or intense; soften (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | moderate, |
| definition | : | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | moderate, restrained, |
| definition | : | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes (adj.all) |
12. a change for the better (noun.event)
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