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English noun: moderation | |||
| 1. | moderation (attribute) quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes | ||
| Synonyms | moderateness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, grade, level | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | golden mean, reasonableness | ||
| Attribute | immoderate, moderate | ||
| Antonyms | immoderateness, immoderation | ||
| 2. | moderation (event) a change for the better | ||
| Synonyms | easing, relief | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alteration, change, modification | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breath of fresh air, disembarrassment | ||
| 3. | moderation (attribute) the trait of avoiding excesses | ||
| Synonyms | temperance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, natural virtue, restraint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abstemiousness, dryness, sobriety | ||
| Antonyms | intemperance | ||
| 4. | moderation (act) the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||
| Samples | The object being control or moderation of economic depressions. | ||
| Synonyms | mitigation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abatement | ||
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