moderately

adverb

mod·​er·​ate·​ly

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē

: in a moderate manner

lived moderately

a moderately priced car [=a car that is not too expensive]

: to a moderate degree or extent : rather, fairly

a moderately hot day

a moderately effective treatment

Synonyms

• enough
• fairly
• kind of
• kindly [chiefly Southern]
• like
• more or less
• pretty
• quite
• rather
• relatively
• something
• somewhat
• sort of

Examples of moderately in a Sentence

it was raining moderately hard outside

Recent Examples on the Web

Gray takes a rather more conventional approach here to the genre tropes in Lee Zachariah’s sturdy screenplay, but provides more than enough rapid-fire shootouts, impressive stunt choreography, shifting allegiances and moderately clever plot twists to keep things interesting. —Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025

This could bring moderately unstable conditions which are ripe for thunderstorms, meteorologists said in a forecast discussion. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025

In the span of just a few recent years, Noah Kahan went from a moderately successful singer-songwriter from Vermont to chart-topping hitmaker and Grammy nominee with his 2022 album Stick Season and the single of the same name. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025

Tramadol is a synthetic opioid used to treat moderate to moderately severe pain, including pain after surgery, according to the Mayo Clinic. —Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moderately

• immoderately