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temperate
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of TEMPERATE
1
avoiding extremes in behavior or expression <rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great>
Synonyms temperate
Related Words controlled, curbed, disciplined, inhibited, restrained, self-controlled, self-denying, self-disciplined; calculated, deliberate, measured; levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sensible; average, mediocre, medium, modest, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), so-so; normal, ordinary, regular, routine, typical, usual
Near Antonyms excessive, extreme, inordinate, radical; irrational, unreasonable, unreasoning; extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid; unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unrestrained
Antonyms immoderate, intemperate
2
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low <escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south>
Related Words clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny; calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, tranquil; delightful, fine, pleasant
3
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites <a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits>
Related Words ascetic (also ascetical), austere; disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governed
Near Antonyms gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious; Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary; masturbatory, onanistic
Antonyms self-indulgent
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