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Antonyms for immoderation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-mod-uh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˌmɒd əˈreɪ ʃən



Definition of immoderation

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin immoderationem (nominative immoderatio) "want of moderation, excess," from immoderatus (see immoderate).
  • As in indulgence : noun luxury; gratification
  • As in license : noun abandon, indulgence
  • As in luxury : noun great pleasure, indulgence
  • As in intemperance : noun insobriety
  • As in libertinism : noun license
  • As in licentiousness : noun license
  • As in prodigality : noun extravagance
  • As in profligacy : noun extravagance
  • As in profligacy : noun license
  • As in wastefulness : noun extravagance
  • As in excess : noun overindulgence in personal desires
  • As in extravagance : noun indulgence; waste
  • As in fanaticism : noun overenthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • Just eating him alone was eating pickled oysters in immoderation.
  • Extract from : « The Idiot at Home » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • She stopped her horse and laughed with the immoderation of a boy.
  • Extract from : « Hope Hathaway » by Frances Parker
  • To-day, for him who hath eyes to see, the marks of a like immoderation are upon our generation also.
  • Extract from : « A Man's Value to Society » by Newell Dwight Hillis
  • This immoderation of her clothes, the fright she was in—so nervous at first that she could hardly stand—became her very ill.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay » by Maurice Hewlett
  • But here it was done everywhere and at all hours and in all degrees of immoderation and vulgarity.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Market Place » by Edgar Lee Masters
  • In addition to the immoderation characterizing our life, how much have the fruits themselves lost in excellence?
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • I am making strenuous efforts to speak with immoderation of an "infallible institution."
  • Extract from : « The Story of Joan of Arc » by M. M. Mangasarian
  • The instant impulse did not permit himself to argue the immoderation of his care of her.
  • Extract from : « The City of Delight » by Elizabeth Miller

Synonyms for immoderation

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