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Verbs (20)

v. express less strongly

v. become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"

v. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

moderate, chair, lead

v. preside over; "John moderated the discussion"

chasten, moderate, temper

v. restrain

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

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Adjectives (6)

moderate

adj. 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"

moderate

adj. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

moderate, temperate

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

moderate, restrained

adj. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

Fuzzynyms (160)

mature

v. become due for repayment; "These bonds mature in 2005"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

mitigate

v. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down

v. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

tone

v. change the color or tone of; "tone a negative"

temper, harden

v. harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"

intercede, mediate, intermediate, liaise, arbitrate

v. act between parties with a view to reconciling differences; "He interceded in the family dispute"; "He mediated a settlement"

intervene

v. occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children"

tone, inflect, modulate

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage

v. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

mitigate

v. make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"

inure, harden, indurate

v. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

acclimatize, acclimatise, acclimate

v. get used to a certain climate; "They never acclimatized in Egypt"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

temper, season, mollify

v. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"

toughen

v. make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

lower, lour

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

pacify

v. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

straiten

v. squeeze together

soothe

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

bridle

v. put a bridle on; "bridle horses"

narrow, contract

v. make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern

v. bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

modify

v. make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

adjust, adapt, get accustomed

v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

change, alter, modify

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

change, alter, vary

v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

straiten

v. squeeze together

muzzle

v. fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"

smother, stifle, strangle, muffle, repress

v. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

decide, make up one's mind, determine

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

define

v. give a definition for the meaning of a word; "Define `sadness'"

demarcate

v. separate clearly, as if by boundaries

intend, destine, designate, specify

v. design or destine; "She was intended to become the director"

think of, have in mind, mean

v. intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

qualify, characterize, characterise

v. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

rational

adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

dispassionate, cold-eyed

adj. unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice; "a journalist should be a dispassionate reporter of fact"

economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

sparse, thin

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

blind, unreasoning

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageous

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

absurd

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

overpriced

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

expensive

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

great

adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

abundant

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

fair, fairish, reasonable

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

outermost, outmost

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

bleached, faded, washed-out, washy

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

pastel

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

cautious, conservative

adj. avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

Synonyms (5)

moderate, restrained

adj. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

gentle

adj. having or showing a kindly or tender nature; "the gentle touch of her hand"; "her gentle manner was comforting"; "a gentle sensitive nature"; "gentle blue eyes"

mild-mannered

adj. behaving in or having a mild or gentle manner

moderate

adj. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"

Antonyms (24)

expand

v. make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity; "expand the house by adding another wing"

immoderate

adj. beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"

extraordinary, over-the-top, sinful

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

extreme

adj. beyond a norm in views or actions; "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

extremist, radical, ultra

adj. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; "extremist political views"; "radical opinions on education"; "an ultra conservative"

intemperate

adj. excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"

excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

rabid

adj. of or infected by rabies

profound

adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

intemperate

adj. excessive in behavior; "intemperate rage"

profound

adj. showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth; "the differences are profound"; "a profound insight"; "a profound book"; "a profound mind"; "profound contempt"; "profound regret"

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