moderate als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
als werkwoord: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
als bijvoeglijk naamwoord: - 1
- 2
- 3
moderate
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 moderate
werkwoord
1 moderate
Preside over:
— John moderated the discussion.
synoniemen: chair, lead.
Nederlands: presideren, voorzitten
2 moderate
Make less fast or intense.
3 moderate
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits:
— Moderate your alcohol intake.
synoniemen: check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in.
Roget 275:
move slowly
etc.
adv.;
creep,
crawl,
lag,
slug,
drawl,
linger,
loiter,
saunter;
plod,
trudge,
stump along,
lumber;
trail,
drag;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
grovel,
worm one's way,
steal along;
job on,
rub on,
bundle on;
toddle,
waddle,
wabble†,
slug,
traipse,
slouch,
shuffle,
halt,
hobble,
limp,
caludicate†,
shamble;
flag,
falter,
trotter,
stagger;
mince,
step short;
march in slow time,
march in funeral procession;
take one's time;
hang fire
etc.
(be late)
133.
retard,
relax;
slacken,
check,
moderate,
rein in,
curb;
reef;
strike sail,
shorten sail,
take in sail;
put on the drag,
apply the brake;
clip the wings;
reduce the speed;
slacken speed,
slacken one's pace;
lose ground.
... meer laten zien
Nederlands: afremmen, matigen, modereren, remmen
4 moderate
Make less severe or harsh:
— He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears.
synoniemen: mince, soften.
5 moderate
6 moderate
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else.
synoniemen: mollify, season, temper.
Roget 469:
qualify,
limit,
modify,
leaven,
give a color to,
introduce new conditions,
narrow,
temper.
waffle,
quibble,
hem and haw
(be uncertain)
475;
equivocate
(sophistry)
477.
depend,
depend on,
be contingent on
(effect)
154.
allow for,
make allowance for;
admit exceptions,
take into account;
modulate.
moderate,
temper,
season,
leaven.
take exception.
... meer laten zien
Roget 174:
be moderate
etc.
adj.;
keep within bounds,
keep within compass;
sober down,
settle down;
keep the peace,
remit,
relent,
take in sail.
moderate,
soften,
mitigate,
temper,
accoy†;
attemper†,
contemper†;
mollify,
lenify†,
dulcify†,
dull,
take off the edge,
blunt,
obtund†,
sheathe,
subdue,
chasten;
sober down,
tone down,
smooth down;
weaken
etc.
160;
lessen
etc.
(decrease)
36;
check palliate.
tranquilize,
pacify,
assuage,
appease,
swag,
lull,
soothe,
compose,
still,
calm,
calm down,
cool,
quiet,
hush,
quell,
sober,
pacify,
tame,
damp,
lay,
allay,
rebate,
slacken,
smooth,
alleviate,
rock to sleep,
deaden,
smooth,
throw cold water on,
throw a wet blanket over,
turn off;
slake;
curb
etc.
(restrain)
751;
tame
etc.
(subjugate)
749;
smooth over;
pour oil on the waves,
pour oil on the troubled waters;
pour balm into,
mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].
go out like a lamb,
roar you as gently as any sucking dove"
[Midsummer-Night's Dream].
... meer laten zien
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 moderate
Being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.
Roget 815:
cheap;
low,
low priced;
moderate,
reasonable;
inexpensive,
unexpensive†;
well worth the money,
worth the money;
magnifique et pas cher [Fr.];
good at the price,
cheap at the price;
dirt cheap,
dog cheap;
cheap,
cheap as dirt,
cheap and nasty;
catchpenny;
discounted
etc.
813.
half-price,
depreciated,
unsalable.
gratuitous,
gratis,
free,
for nothing;
costless,
expenseless†;
without charge,
not charged,
untaxed;
scotfree,
shotfree†,
rent-free;
free of cost,
free of expense;
honorary,
unbought,
unpaid.
... meer laten zien
Roget 639:
sufficient,
enough,
adequate,
up to the mark,
commensurate,
competent,
satisfactory,
valid,
tangible.
measured;
moderate
etc.
(temperate)
953.
full,
etc.
(complete)
52;
ample;
plenty,
plentiful,
plenteous;
plenty as blackberries;
copious,
abundant;
abounding
etc.
v.;
replete,
enough and to spare,
flush;
choke-full,
chock-full;
well-stocked,
well-provided;
liberal;
unstinted,
unstinting;
stintless†;
without stint;
unsparing,
unmeasured;
lavish
etc.
641;
wholesale.
rich;
luxuriant
etc.
(fertile)
168;
affluent
etc.
(wealthy)
803;
wantless†;
big with
etc.
(pregnant)
161.
unexhausted†,
unwasted†;
exhaustless,
inexhaustible.
... meer laten zien
Roget 32:
small,
little;
diminutive
etc.
(small in size)
193;
minute;
fine;
inconsiderable,
paltry
etc.
(unimportant)
643;
faint
etc.
(weak)
160;
slender,
light,
slight,
scanty,
scant,
limited;
meager
etc.
(insufficient)
640;
sparing;
few
etc.
103;
low,
so-so,
middling,
tolerable,
no great shakes;
below par,
under par,
below the mark;
at a low ebb;
halfway;
moderate,
modest;
tender,
subtle.
inappreciable,
evanescent,
infinitesimal,
homeopathic,
very small;
atomic,
corpuscular,
microscopic,
molecular,
subatomic.
mere,
simple,
sheer,
stark,
bare;
near run.
dull,
petty,
shallow,
stolid,
ungifted,
unintelligent.
... meer laten zien
2 moderate
Not extreme:
— A moderate penalty.
synoniem: temperate.
Roget 174:
moderate;
lenient
etc.
740;
gentle,
mild,
mellow;
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still;
slow,
smooth,
untroubled;
tame;
peaceful,
peaceable;
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating†;
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne;
hypnotic
etc.
683;
sedative;
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk;
milk and water.
... meer laten zien
Roget 953:
temperate,
moderate,
sober,
frugal,
sparing;
abstemious,
abstinent;
within compass;
measured
etc.
(sufficient)
639.
on the wagon,
on the water wagon.
[Locations where alcoholic beverages are prohibited]
dry.
Pythagorean;
vegetarian;
teetotal.
... meer laten zien
Pools: umiarkowany, nieradykalny, pomierny
3 moderate
Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes:
— Moderate in his demands.
synoniem: restrained.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: K, Laodicean, abate, acceptable, accepting, act between, adequate, adjust to, admissible, all right, allay, alleviate, alter, ambling, apathetic, arbitrate, arrest, assuage, attemper, average, backpedal, backwater, balanced, banal, bank the fire, bargain, better than nothing, betwixt and between, bland, blunt, bound, box in, brake, budget, calm, cautious, center, central, centrist, chair, chasten, cheap, check, circumscribe, circumspect, claudicant, clement, clip the wings, common, compassionate, compromiser, condition, confine, conservative, constant, constrain, contain, control, controlled, cool, coordinate, copyright, crawling, creeping, creeping like snail, curb, cushion, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, decelerate, decent, decrease, defuse, delay, deliberate, detain, diminish, direct, discipline, discreet, downplay, draw rein, draw the line, dull, ease, ease off, ease up, easy, easygoing, ebb, economic, economy, equable, even, extenuate, fair, fair to middling, fairish, fall, faltering, fifty-fifty, flagging, foot-dragging, forbearant, forbearing, forgiving, frugal, gentle, go between, good enough, goodish, gradual, grave, half-and-half, halting, hedge, hedge about, hobbled, hobbling, hold back, hold in check, hold up, humane, idle, impartial, impede, inconsequential, inconsiderable, independent, indifferent, indolent, inexpensive, insipid, intercede, intermediary, intermediate, interpose, intervene, judge, judicious, keep back, keep within bounds, lackluster, languid, languorous, lax, lay, lazy, leaven, leisurely, lenient, lenify, lessen, let down, let up, let up on, lighten, limit, limping, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, low, low-priced, lumbering, make terms, manage, manageable, mean, measured, medial, median, mediate, mediocre, medium, meet halfway, merciful, middle, middle-of-the-road, middle-of-the-roader, middling, midway, mild, mild as milk, mitigate, moderantist, moderationist, moderatist, modest, modify, modulate, mollify, namby-pamby, narrow, negotiate, neuter, neutral, nominal, nonaligned, noncommitted, nonpartisan, nonviolent, normal, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, obstruct, obtund, of a kind, of a sort, of sorts, okay, on the fence, ordinary, pacifistic, palliate, paltry, passable, passive, patent, patient, peaceable, peaceful, piddling, play down, poking, poky, presentable, preside over, pretty good, prudent, qualify, rational, reasonable, reduce, reduce the temperature, reef, referee, register, regulate, regulate by, rein in, relax, relaxed, relent, relieve, reluctant, remit, represent, respectable, restrain, restrained, restrict, retard, routine, run, satisfactory, sauntering, scant, season, sedate, sensible, serious, set back, set conditions, set limits, shabby, shoddy, shuffling, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slight, slothful, slow, slow as death, slow as molasses, slow as slow, slow down, slow up, slow-crawling, slow-foot, slow-going, slow-legged, slow-moving, slow-paced, slow-poky, slow-running, slow-sailing, slow-stepped, sluggish, small, smother, snail-paced, snaillike, so-so, sober, sober down, sober-minded, sobersided, soft, soft-shell, soften, solemn, soothe, sparing, specialize, staggering, staid, standard, stay, steady, step in, stifle, stint, stinting, straiten, strolling, subdue, subside, sufficient, supervise, suppress, take in sail, tame, tedious, temper, temperate, tender, tentative, third-force, third-world, throttle down, tidy, toddling, token, tolerable, tolerant, tone down, tortoiselike, tottering, treat with, trifling, trivial, trudging, tune down, turtlelike, umpire, uncommitted, underplay, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unexcessive, unexpensive, unextreme, unhurried, unimpassioned, uninvolved, unobjectionable, usual, vapid, waddling, wane, weaken, wishy-washy, within means, workmanlike, worth the money ... meer laten zien.
debug info: 0.0866