Synonyms of moderated

moderated 1 of 2

adjective

as in qualified

Related Words

• qualified
• eased
• superficial
• shallow
• decreased
• toned (down)
• lightened
• moderate
• diminished
• subdued
• feeble
• reduced
• weak
• alleviated
• lessened
• abated
• light
• soft

Dissimilar Words

• intensive
• intense
• heavy
• violent
• acute
• profound
• hard
• explosive
• fierce
• terrible
• vicious
• deep
• furious
• vehement
• ferocious
• fearful
• exquisite
• keen
• dreadful
• frightful
• blistering
• excruciating
• heavy-duty
• ghastly
• aggravated
• fearsome
• concentrated
• intensified
• enhanced
• almighty
• hellacious
• magnified
• deepened
• accentuated
• emphasized
• heightened

moderated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of moderate

as in decreased

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually

the wind began to moderate as the night wore on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreased
• subsided
• diminished
• fell
• eased
• declined
• vanished
• shrank
• ebbed
• lowered
• tapered
• lessened
• dropped (off)
• receded
• waned
• dwindled
• died (away or down or out)
• relented
• tapered off
• drained (away)
• weakened
• fell away
• evaporated
• palled
• abated
• remitted
• de-escalated
• let up
• phased down
• ratcheted (down)
• racheted (down)
• condensed
• compressed
• relaxed
• constricted
• faded (away)
• alleviated
• slowed (down)
• melted (away)
• contracted
• flagged
• slackened
• petered (out)
• tailed (off)
• frittered (away)
• collapsed
• gave out
• deflated
• sank
• caved (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• built
• intensified
• expanded
• mounted
• grew
• rose
• enlarged
• escalated
• accumulated
• soared
• swelled
• appeared
• waxed
• emerged
• picked up
• mushroomed
• ballooned
• burgeoned
• showed up
• snowballed
• lengthened
• elongated
• distended
• blew up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moderated

Adjective

Reynolds previously shared this story during a moderated conversation at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

The appearance at the Shops at Farmington Valley will feature a moderated conversation and audience Q&A led by Maddie Maske of Bloom Media. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Each headliner will participate in a 45-minute moderated conversation followed by a book signing. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

In the months after the new law went into effect, the LGBTQIA+ youth organization Minus18 opened a free, moderated community for under-16s and saw a 303% surge in requests to join. — Ravi Iyer, Time, 18 July 2026

Following the episode, the pair will participate in a moderated Q&A in front of a theatre full of fans. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 2026

The authors are scheduled to read from their books and participate in a moderated discussion. — Samantha Hernandez, Des Moines Register, 10 July 2026

Stu Sjouwerman is co-founder and CEO of ReadingMinds, a pioneering AI-moderated interview platform for conducting sentiment analysis. — Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Thankfully for Sacramento and the Delta region, a nice and steady Delta breeze will keep the area a bit more moderated, with high temps in the low- to mid-90s between Monday and Thursday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026

Verb

The conversation, moderated by Variety editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton, discussed how to turn buzz into business. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

In a conversation moderated by IndieWire Editor-in-Chief Brent Lang, Leigh and the cast explained the unique creative process that led to one of the year’s best films. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

The band reunited publicly in 2023 to promote the 40th-anniversary restoration of Stop Making Sense, appearing together at the Toronto International Film Festival for a screening and Q&A moderated by Spike Lee. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 17 Sep. 2026

The rise in Ebola deaths as the outbreak has grown has moderated that view to a degree, Tedros noted. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Writer-producer Steven Levitan also joined the cast for the panel, which Variety‘s Marc Malkin moderated. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Other participants in the Paley panel, which was moderated by former CNN anchor Paula Zahn, recalled the significant limitations of technology 25 years ago. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Related The Grammy-winning R&B icon graced a panel at Billboard House — a series of artist-forward talks hosted at Ludlow House — moderated by Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

Earlier this year, three male writers—Phil Klay, Sean Thor Conroe, and Daniel Lefferts—gathered at the 92nd Street Y to take part in a panel, moderated by the novelist Andrew Lipstein. — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026