Antonyms of noun moderation

1 of 4 senses of moderation

Sense 1
moderation, moderateness -- (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
       Antonym of immoderation (Sense 1)
      => immoderation, immoderateness -- (the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moderation

4 senses of moderation

Sense 1
moderation, moderateness -- (quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
       => degree, grade, level -- (a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")

Sense 2
easing, moderation, relief -- (a change for the better)
       => change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")

Sense 3
temperance, moderation -- (the trait of avoiding excesses)
       => restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
       => natural virtue -- ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)

Sense 4
moderation, mitigation -- (the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions")
       => decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down -- (the act of decreasing or reducing something)

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