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

1 sense of tempering

Sense 1
annealing, tempering -- (hardening something by heat treatment)
       => hardening -- (the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact))

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

5 senses of temper

Sense 1
anneal, temper, normalize -- (bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass")
       => harden, indurate -- (make hard or harder; "The cold hardened the butter")

Sense 2
temper, harden -- (harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel")
       => modify -- (make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage")

Sense 3
temper -- (adjust the pitch (of pianos))
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

Sense 4
temper, season, mollify -- (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism")
       => weaken -- (lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body")

Sense 5
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 tempering

1 sense of tempering

Sense 1
tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate)

INDIRECT (VIA moderating) -> intensifying -- (increasing in strength or intensity)

Similarity of adj tempering

1 sense of tempering

Sense 1
tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate)
       => moderating (vs. intensifying) -- (lessening in intensity or strength)