moderation [mod-uh-rey-shuhn] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
moderation [mod-uh-rey-shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: temperance
Synonyms: balance, calmness, composure, constraint, coolness, dispassionateness, equanimity, fairness, forbearance, golden mean, judiciousness, justice, justness, lenity, measure, mildness, moderateness, patience, poise, quiet, reasonableness, restraint, sedateness, sedation, sobriety, steadiness, toleration
Antonyms: extreme, indulgence, intemperance, intensity, outrageousness, severity, unlimitedness, violence, wildness
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Moderation.
Category: 3. POWER IN OPERATION
Synonyms:
-nouns
moderation, lenity; temperateness, gentleness; sobriety; quiet; mental calmness (inexcitability)., moderating; anaphrodisia; relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification., measure, juste milieu, golden mean., moderator; lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum; rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, "poppy or mandragora"; wet blanket; palliative.
-verbs
be moderate; keep within bounds, keep within compass; sober down, settle down; keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail., moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy; attemper, contemper; mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten; sober down, tone down, smooth down; weaken; lessen (decrease); check palliate., tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off; slake; curb (restrain); tame (subjugate); smooth over; pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters; pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin., go out like a lamb, "roar you as gently as any sucking dove," [Midsummer-Night's Dream].
-adjectives
moderate; lenient; gentle, mild, mellow; cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured; tempered; calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still; slow, smooth, untroubled; tame; peaceful, peaceable; pacific, halcyon., unexciting, unirritating; soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne; hypnotic; sedative; antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac., mild as mother's milk; milk and water.
-adverbs
moderately; gingerly; piano; under easy sail, at half speed; within bounds, within compass; in reason.
-phrases
est modus in rebus ["There is a limit to things" (Latin)].
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Main Entry: abstinence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraint from desires, especially physical desires
Synonyms: abnegation, abstaining, abstemiousness, asceticism, avoidance, chastity, continence, fasting, forbearance, frugality, moderation, refraining, renunciation, self-control, self-denial, self-restraint, soberness, sobriety, teetotalism, temperance
Antonyms: drunkenness, excess, indulgence, intemperance, intoxication, revelry, self-indulgence
Example Sentences
  • Enjoy your sunshine from any source in intelligent moderation.
  • Alcohol in moderation is a great stress buster and probably good for your physical as well as mental health.
  • It's our policy to discuss moderation only with the parties involved.
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Main Entry: appeasement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: satisfaction; pacification
Synonyms: abatement, acceding, accommodation, adjustment, alleviation, amends, assuagement, blunting, compromise, concession, conciliation, easing, grant, lessening, lulling, mitigation, moderation, mollification, peace offering, placation, propitiation, quelling, quenching, quieting, reconciliation, reparation, restoration, settlement, softening, solace, soothing, tranquilization
Antonyms: aggravation, annoyance, irritation, provocation, resistance
Main Entry: clemency
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: forgiveness
Synonyms: caritas, charity, compassion, endurance, equitableness, fairness, forbearance, gentleness, grace, humanity, indulgence, justness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, lifesaver, mercifulness, mercy, mildness, moderation, soft-heartedness, sufferance, tenderness, tolerance, toleration
Antonyms: no mercy
Main Entry: composure
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: calmness, collectedness
Synonyms: accord, aplomb, assurance, balance, calm, contentment, control, cool head, cool*, coolheadedness, coolness, dignity, dispassion, ease, equanimity, equilibrium, even temper, evenness, fortitude, harmony, imperturbability, inexcitability, levelheadedness, moderation, nonchalance, peace of mind, placidity, poise, polish, presence of mind, quiet, quietude, repose, sang-froid, sedateness, self-assurance, self-control, self-possession, serenity, sobriety, stability, tranquility
Antonyms: agitation, arousal, discomposure, excitement, perturbedness, upset
Main Entry: continence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: self-restraint
Synonyms: abstemiousness, abstinence, asceticism, celibacy, chastity, forbearance, moderation, refraining, self-control, sobriety, temperance, virtue
Main Entry: fairness
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: justice
Synonyms: candor, charitableness, charity, civility, consideration, courtesy, decency, decorum, disinterestedness, due, duty, equitableness, equity, exactitude, fair shake, fair-mindedness, give and take, good faith, goodness, honesty, honor, humanity, impartiality, integrity, justness, legitimacy, moderation, open-mindedness, propriety, rationality, reasonableness, right, righteousness, rightfulness, rightness, seemliness, square deal, suitability, tolerance, truth, uprightness, veracity
Antonyms: inequity, injustice, partiality, unfairness, wrong
Main Entry: forbearance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: resisting, avoidance
Synonyms: abstinence, endurance, fortitude, going easy on, living with, longanimity, moderation, patience, patientness, refraining, resignation, restraint, self-control, temperance, tolerance
Antonyms: continuation, indulgence, involvement, pursual, use
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