as in temperate
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
an area with an equable climate would be our first choice for a place in which to settle
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Recent Examples of equable
Journalism’s trainer Michael McCarthy has been quite equable about all the chatter out of that direction.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Wolcott is an equable type with cropped dark hair and a preference for business-casual attire, which in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as formal wear.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
The elves with which the casual viewer or reader is familiar may be noble, equable creatures.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
The climate of the Pala valley is delightfully balmy and equable.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
Its colorful international cast of players and their equable manager, Carlo Ancelotti — returning after years to reverse the team’s fortunes — might easily have been invented in a Hollywood writers room.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Wolcott is an equable type with cropped dark hair and a preference for business-casual attire, which in the Pacific Northwest qualifies as formal wear.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
The elves with which the casual viewer or reader is familiar may be noble, equable creatures.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 31 Dec. 2023
The climate of the Pala valley is delightfully balmy and equable.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
Its colorful international cast of players and their equable manager, Carlo Ancelotti — returning after years to reverse the team’s fortunes — might easily have been invented in a Hollywood writers room.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equable
Adjective
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Lower carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere then cooled the Earth, turning a hothouse planet into one with a more temperate climate, like the one enjoyed by life today.—
Chris Impey,
The Conversation,
23 Sep. 2025
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In an era of increasingly extreme weather, the disease is thriving in areas once considered cool and temperate.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If his injury is even a mild strain, Jackson could miss a few weeks.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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To avoid stripping and stiffening of the fabric, Holmes recommends washing comforters using mild detergent in cold or lukewarm water.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Equable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equable. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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