Synonyms for moderating
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : adjective, noun mod-er-it, mod-rit; verb mod-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ˈmɒd ər ɪt, ˈmɒd rɪt; verb ˈmɒd əˌreɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for moderating Other synonyms for the word moderating
- allay
- appease
- assuage
- calm
- chair
- chasten
- check
- cool out
- decline
- ease off
- fall
- judge
- let up
- make peace
- meet halfway
- modify
- modulate
- mollify
- negotiate
- pacify
- play down
- preside
- qualify
- quiet
- reduce
- referee
- regulate
- relent
- relieve
- repress
- slacken
- slow
- soft-pedal
- soften
- subdue
- subside
- take the chair
- tame
- temper
- tone down
- umpire
- wane
Définition of moderating
Origin :- late 14c., originally of weather and other physical conditions, from Latin moderatus "within bounds, observing moderation;" figuratively "modest, restrained," past participle of moderari "to regulate, mitigate, restrain, temper, set a measure, keep (something) within measure," related to modus "measure," from PIE *med-es-, from base *med- (see medical (adj.)). The notion is "keeping within due measure." In English, of persons from early 15c.; of opinions from 1640s; of prices from 1904. Related: Moderateness.
- verb restrain, control
- verb mediate, arbitrate
- But it kept ON moderating, and in a precious little while it was 'most too moderate.
- Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- The darkness of night came on, and instead of moderating, the gale increased.
- Extract from : « John Deane of Nottingham » by W.H.G. Kingston
- I told him that we had cleared away the wreck of the masts, and that the weather was moderating.
- Extract from : « Peter Trawl » by W. H. G. Kingston
- Her influence was on the whole a moderating and prudent force.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various
- I had not yet furnished it with the means of stopping or moderating its motion.
- Extract from : « Stories of Invention » by Edward E. Hale
- She is a favourable stimulant and, at the same time, a moderating element.
- Extract from : « A Virgin Heart » by Remy de Gourmont
- It is only the moderating influence of others which restrains them.
- Extract from : « The Alien Invasion » by William Henry Wilkins
- "Sign, my dear," he repeated softly, moderating his impatience.
- Extract from : « Max Fargus » by Owen Johnson
- It would have had more effect in moderating Southern excitement.
- Extract from : « The Life of Jefferson Davis » by Frank H. Alfriend
- And you have not the power of moderating them in it, when you have done.
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
Antonyms for moderating
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