Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb moderate

6 senses of moderate

Sense 1
moderate, chair, lead -- (preside over; "John moderated the discussion")
       => hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")

Sense 2
moderate -- (make less fast or intense; "moderate your speed")
       => decelerate, slow down -- (reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car")

Sense 3
control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate -- (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger")
       => restrain, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")

Sense 4
mince, soften, moderate -- (make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 5
tone down, moderate, tame -- (make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Sense 6
chasten, moderate, temper -- (restrain)
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj moderating

1 sense of moderating

Sense 1
moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength)

intensifying (vs. moderating) -- (increasing in strength or intensity)
        => aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating -- (making worse)
        => augmentative, enhancive -- (intensifying by augmentation and enhancement)
        => deepening (prenominal), thickening (prenominal) -- (accumulating and becoming more intense; "the deepening gloom"; "felt a deepening love"; "the thickening dusk")
        => heightening (prenominal) -- (reaching a higher intensity; "their heightening fears")

Similarity of adj moderating

1 sense of moderating

Sense 1
moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength)
       => alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative -- (moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear)
       => analgesic, analgetic, anodyne -- (capable of relieving pain; "the anodyne properties of certain drugs"; "an analgesic effect")
       => tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate)
       => weakening -- (moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker)