immoderacy

[ih-mod-er-uh-see] / ɪˈmɒd ər ə si /

NOUN

excess

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance extreme

STRONG

debauchery dissipation dissoluteness exorbitance extremity immoderation indulgence inordinateness intemperance prodigality saturnalia self-indulgence unrestraint

WEAK

overdoing

Antonyms

STRONG

unselfishness

WEAK

dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality insufficiency lack moderation need poverty privation shortcoming want

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Creatively, Marlowe matches his hero's immoderacies ; he shows a like hunger and fever, a commensurate strut and rant.

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