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moderately

[mod-er-it-lee, mod-rit-lee] / ˈmɒd ər ɪt li, ˈmɒd rɪt li /
ADVERB
to a degree, to some extent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat
STRONG
passably pretty
WEAK
averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits within reason
Antonyms
WEAK
immoderately unlimitedly

Example Sentences

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New export orders continued to grow last month, albeit more moderately, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The 23 hard-to-short stocks I listed in one of my December 2025 columns, for example, have since declined only moderately.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“Regional manufacturing activity rose moderately from last month, posting its highest reading since July 2022,” Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, said in a statement on Thursday.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Valerie may be only moderately successful, but she isn’t a hack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The month before, Nels had been told by a doctor in Anacortes that his prostate gland had become moderately enlarged.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson