Definition for Moderation:

• The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; - usually contracted to mods.

Synonyms for Moderation:

• n.

  •
  • practical,
  • balanced,
  • pragmatic,
  • realistic,
  • rational,
  • Grounded,
  • Clear-headed,
  • logical,
  • mature,
  • sensible.
  •
  • controlling,
  • governance,
  • settlement,
  • mediation,
  • shrinkage,
  • fall,
  • limitation,
  • restriction,
  • slump,
  • cutback,
  • plunge,
  • increase,
  • decrease,
  • decline,
  • license,
  • cut,
  • collapse.
  •
  • edge.
  •abstemiousness (noun)
  • temperatenesses.
  •abstinence (noun)
  • refrainings,
  • asceticisms,
  • self control,
  • self denial,
  • selfdenial,
  • abstainings.
  •appeasement (noun)
  • quenchings,
  • lullings,
  • accedings,
  • re-conciliations,
  • re-conciliation,
  • quietings,
  • re conciliations,
  • soothings,
  • re conciliation,
  • bluntings,
  • quellings,
  • mollifications,
  • tranquilizations,
  • propitiations.
  •attribute (noun)
  • moderateness,
  • moderation.
  •clemency (noun)
  • soft-heartednesses,
  • caritases,
  • softheartednesses,
  • sufferances,
  • soft heartedness,
  • lifesavers,
  • soft heartednesses.
  •composure (noun)
  • in excitability,
  • dis passion,
  • coolheadednesses,
  • even tempers,
  • in-excitabilities,
  • levelheadednesses,
  • cool heads,
  • presence mind,
  • re pose,
  • self possession,
  • sang froid,
  • re-pose,
  • selfpossession,
  • peace mind,
  • dis passions,
  • selfassurance,
  • dis-passions,
  • dis-passion,
  • inexcitabilities,
  • in excitabilities,
  • self assurance,
  • in-excitability.
  •conservatism (noun)
  • Conservativeness,
  • reactionaryism,
  • unprogessiveness,
  • traditionalism.
  •easing (noun)
  • easing.
  •economizing (noun)
  • frugality.
  •economy (noun)
  • thrift,
  • parsimony,
  • sparingness,
  • cheapness,
  • economy.
  •fairness (noun)
  • dis-interestedness,
  • give take,
  • up rightnesses,
  • give takes,
  • square deals,
  • fair mindedness,
  • reasonablenesses,
  • up-rightness,
  • dis interestedness,
  • openmindedness,
  • dis interestednesses,
  • up-rightnesses,
  • fairmindedness,
  • up rightness,
  • open mindedness,
  • dis-interestednesses.
  •forbearance (noun)
  • living withs,
  • longanimities,
  • patientnesses,
  • going easy ons.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • clemency.
  •frugality (noun)
  • fore-handednesses,
  • good managements,
  • scrimpings,
  • parsimoniousnesses,
  • fore handedness,
  • niggardlinesses,
  • stinginesses,
  • forehandednesses,
  • fore-handedness,
  • fore handednesses,
  • miserlinesses.
  •golden mean (noun)
  • via media,
  • juste milieu.
  •pacification (noun)
  • pacification,
  • conciliation,
  • reconciliation,
  • stabilization,
  • Allayment,
  • armistice.
  •patience (noun)
  • longsuffering,
  • long sufferings,
  • passivities,
  • yieldings,
  • long-sufferings,
  • sub-mission,
  • longsufferings,
  • non resistances,
  • sub missions,
  • sub mission,
  • non-resistances,
  • non resistance,
  • sub-missions,
  • long suffering,
  • nonresistances.
  •prudence (noun)
  • fore thought,
  • fore thoughts,
  • fore-sight,
  • fore sight,
  • cautiousnesses,
  • fore-sights,
  • sophrosynes,
  • fore-thought,
  • fore sights,
  • fore-thoughts,
  • judiciousnesses,
  • canninesses.
  •reason (noun)
  • rationalism,
  • intellections,
  • sens,
  • generalization,
  • generalizations,
  • sensibleness,
  • marbles,
  • intellection,
  • sound mind.
  •regulation (noun)
  • tunings,
  • coordination,
  • co-ordination,
  • codifications,
  • coordinations,
  • codification.
  •relief (noun)
  • relief.
  •restraint (noun)
  • fairness,
  • justice,
  • poise,
  • coolness,
  • constraint,
  • restraint,
  • withholdings,
  • self-discipline,
  • dispassionateness,
  • self-government,
  • steadiness,
  • balance.
  •self-restraint (noun)
  • continence.
  •sobriety (noun)
  • denial,
  • control,
  • dryness,
  • soberness,
  • teetotalism,
  • abnegation.
  •temperance (noun)
  • equanimity,
  • quiet,
  • self-deprivation,
  • self-denial,
  • austerity,
  • sedation,
  • sober-mindedness,
  • justness,
  • conservation,
  • calmness,
  • sedateness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • discipline,
  • reduction.

Paraphrases for Moderation:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    reduction.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mediation, mitigation, moderator, prudence, caution, alleviation, intermediation, animation, conciliation, austerity, easing, deceleration, 'animation, temperate, measure, downturn, slackening, facilitator, slow-down, measurement, limitation.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    restraint.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    self-restraint, restraint, reticence, relaxation, containment, slowdown, detente, softening, slowing.

Antonyms for Moderation:

• n.

  • attribute
    immoderation.
  • temperance
    intemperance, intensity, outrageousness, extreme, discomposure, severity, unlimitedness, upset, indulgence, violence, wildness, agitation.
  • Other antonyms:
    intoxication, greed, self-indulgence, unconstraint, extremity, revelry, extremeness, excess, irrationality, unrestraint, unreasonableness, sensuality, wantonness, gluttony, Immoderacy, Radicalness, drunkenness, superfluity, extremism.

Moderation Sentence Examples:

• What think you of such moderation?

• Only the envoys of those cantons, which had not yet spoken out decidedly for the Reformation, were treated with a certain moderation, and notified that the sharp language, which must be used, had but a partial reference to them.

Homophones for Moderation:

• maturation.

Hypernym for Moderation:

• n.

  • attribute
    golden mean, reasonableness.

Hyponym for Moderation:

• n.

  • attribute
    grade, degree, level.