Antonyms for temperate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : tem-per-it, tem-prit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪt

Definition of temperate

Origin : late 14c., of persons, "modest, forbearing, self-restrained," from Latin temperatus "restrained, regulated," from past participle of temperare "to moderate, regulate" (see temper (v.)). Applied to climates mid-15c.; temperate zone is attested from 1550s. Related: Temperately; temperateness.

adj calm, moderate
adj controlled, sober

Example sentences :

Not a hand was raised—for his worst enemies could not deny that he was temperate and frugal.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

I am like the drunkard who admires a temperate life, yet can't pass a ginshop.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

It was a mistake, then, was it, to be temperate and industrious?
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

A temperate and instructive contribution to railroad literature.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

He was temperate in his rationalism and thrifty in his philanthropy.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

And being perfect, is therefore wise and valiant and temperate and just.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

So if they found a mineral deposit, it would have been in a temperate zone.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

Well, but is a just man the friend of the unjust, or the temperate of the intemperate, or the good of the bad?
Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato

And he is temperate as well as just, for he is the ruler of the desires, and if he rules them he must be temperate.
Extract from : « Symposium » by Plato

And a coward would do less than a courageous and temperate man?
Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato

Synonyms for temperate

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