moderate: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with M · ends with E
Meaning of moderate
adj
Not excessive; acting in moderation.
Example: moderate language
More than mild but less than severe.
Mediocre.
Average or middling, for example in price.
Source: Wiktionary — moderate.
noun
One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
Example: While the moderates usually propose political compromise, it's often only achieved when the extremists allow them so
- historical
One of a party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of evangelicalism and popular rights. It caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant was the Disruption of 1843.
Listed forms: moderates.
Source: Wiktionary — moderate.
verb
- transitive
To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
Example: to moderate rage, action, desires, etc.
- intransitive
To become less excessive.
Example: He used to be an extremist but moderated later in life.
- transitive
To preside over (something) as a moderator.
Example: to moderate a synod
- intransitive
To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.
Example: We need more users to volunteer to moderate the comment section of our forum.
Listed forms: moderates, moderating, moderated.
Source: Wiktionary — moderate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for moderate.
adjective
not extreme
adjective
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
noun
a person who takes a position in the political center
- centrist
- middle of the roader
- moderationist
verb
preside over
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of moderate
M(3) + O(1) + D(2) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of moderate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from moderate
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