📖 Definitions of "Moderately"
adverb
- 1
In a moderate manner.
"During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately."
- 2
To a moderate extent or degree.
"They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses."
🔄 Synonyms of "Moderately"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fairly | (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat. |
| middlingnoun | Of intermediate or average size, position, or quality; mediocre. |
| somewhatnoun | To a limited extent or degree; not completely. |
| passably | In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately. |
| reasonably | Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely. |
| within reason | an American rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, whose founding members include Chris Dow and David Koonce. |
| with moderation | in a moderate manner |
↔️ Antonyms of "Moderately"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| immoderately | In an immoderate manner. |
| unreasonably | In an unreasonable manner. |
| without moderation | in an immoderate manner |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Moderately"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| somewhat | To a limited extent or degree; not completely. |
| fairly | (degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat. |
| reasonably | Fairly; satisfactorily; not extremely. |
| passably | In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately. |
| middlingnoun | Something of intermediate or average size, position, or quality. |
| with moderation | in a moderate manner |
| within reason | an American rock band from Birmingham, Alabama, whose founding members include Chris Dow and David Koonce. |
| mildly | To a mild degree; slightly. |
| marginally | In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly. |
| gently | Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. |
| little | Not much. |
| sparingly | In a sparing manner; with frugality, moderation, scantiness, reserve, forbearance, or the like; sparsely. |
| slightly | (degree) To a small extent or degree. |
| lightly | In a light manner. |
| modestly | In a modest manner; with humility. |
| cautiously | In a cautious manner. |
| weakly | With little strength or force. |
| enough | Sufficiently. |
| conservatively | In a conservative manner. |
| rather | Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Moderately"
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