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immoderation

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of immoderation

a propensity for extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits

  • immoderation seemed to inhabit every facet of the actress's over-the-top life
Synonyms of immoderation

excess, excessiveness, exorbitance, immoderacy, insobriety, intemperance, intemperateness, nimiety
Words Related to immoderation

extravagance, prodigality

extremism, irrationality, radicalism, unreasonableness
Antonyms of immoderation

moderateness, moderation, temperance, temperateness

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  1. Britannica English: Translation of immoderation for Arabic speakers

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