MODERATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the action of lessening in severity or intensity
   Usage Example(s)
   • the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
   Hypernyms(s) moderation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
   • reduction (what does reduction mean?)
   • step-down (what does step-down mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abatement (what does abatement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • mince (what does mince mean?)
   • soften (what does soften mean?)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the trait of avoiding excesses
   Synonym(s)
   • temperance (what does temperance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) moderation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restraint (what does restraint mean?)
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • natural virtue (what does natural virtue mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • intemperance (what does intemperance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sobriety (what does sobriety mean?)
   • abstemiousness (what does abstemiousness mean?)
3. Meaning
   • quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
   Synonym(s)
   • moderateness (what does moderateness mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) moderation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • degree (what does degree mean?)
   • grade (what does grade mean?)
   • level (what does level mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • immoderation (what does immoderation mean?)
   • immoderateness (what does immoderateness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • golden mean (what does golden mean mean?)
   • reasonableness (what does reasonableness mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
   • immoderate (what does immoderate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • hold in (what does hold in mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • contain (what does contain mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • curb (what does curb mean?)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
   • tone down (what does tone down mean?)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
   • tame (what does tame mean?)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a change for the better
   Synonym(s)
   • easing (what does easing mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) moderation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alteration (what does alteration mean?)
   • modification (what does modification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disembarrassment (what does disembarrassment mean?)
   • breath of fresh air (what does breath of fresh air mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • facilitate (what does facilitate mean?)
   • ease (what does ease mean?)
   • alleviate (what does alleviate mean?)