moderately

adverb

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
Definition of moderatelynext
as in pretty
to some degree or extent it was raining moderately hard outside

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Recent Examples of moderately What ships fast in a demo rarely survives contact with real users, edge cases and the kind of low-effort probing that any moderately curious person will apply to a new app. — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Anything beyond that—media editing, moderately demanding professional work—is for faster machines. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026 At the time, the body was already moderately decomposed. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 June 2026 Options at the minimum There likely will be a moderately appealing list of players who don’t get midlevel money and could opt to play with Antetokounmpo and Adebayo in Miami. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for moderately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderately
  1. pretty
  2. relatively
  3. quite
  4. fairly
  5. somewhat
  6. rather
  7. enough
Adverb
  • But this one is in a pretty brutal industrial town, very no-nonsense.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The letters of their instructions read the same way each time, so they can be tracked pretty easily.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of pretty
Adverb
  • BoccaLupo isn’t known for happy hour, but their tasting menu is a great way to experience a lot for a relatively low price.
    — Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • Deuterium is relatively easy to harvest from water, but tritium is trickier.
    — David Szondy July 05, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
Definition of relatively
Adverb
  • Mac still hasn’t quite put everything back together again, even after a rookie season that was eerily close to Nix’s numbers in 2024.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
  • Sure, nothing on the road turns heads quite like a hot rod or vintage vehicle in pristine condition.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of quite
Adverb
  • Levine notes that the antivenoms are fairly similar, but there are some differences on a molecular level between the two and in their longer-term effects.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Quite macro Part of the fixation on non-fundamental flow and structural drivers reflects a fairly quiet macro backdrop, with near-term economic trends not acting as the prime driver of investor attitudes or even corporate profits.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of fairly
Adverb
  • While head coach Dave Canales said McMillan’s shelving for the bulk of the workouts was merely a precautionary measure, the top weapon on offense is paramount to the team’s success and his lack of action was at least somewhat concerning.
    — Mike Kaye July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • And speaking of fares, while activating the rear door OMNY readers will provide for somewhat faster boarding, the MTA made a big mistake in getting rid of the off-board fare payments that were used for Select Bus Service.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of somewhat
Adverb
  • Plenty of professions skew one way or another, but those patterns aren’t driven by biology but rather our cultural stereotypes about who is good at what kind of work.
    — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026
  • Their continued presence in the category, at this point, doesn’t register as reflective of their quality but rather voting inertia and a nomination body liable to box-check rather than seriously consider all the candidates.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of rather
Adverb
  • This Eytino bikini set is comfortable and athletic enough for a long, active day at the beach.
    — Laurie Lyons-Makaimoku, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Even as creators become bigger stakeholders in these deals, for Pounder and Tales, that still isn’t enough.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of enough

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