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moderateness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of moderateness

an avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits

The moderateness of their enthusiasm for my idea suggested that they would rather do something else.

Synonyms of moderateness

moderation, temperance, temperateness

Words Related to moderateness

constraint, control, discipline, restraint, self-control, self-discipline

asceticism, austerity, frugality, mortification, sacrifice, self-containment, self-denial

abnegation, abstention, avoidance, eschewal, forbearance

rationality, reasonability, reasonableness, sensibility, sensibleness

abstinence, soberness, sobriety

Near Antonyms of moderateness

unconstraint, unrestraint

extremism, radicalness

irrationality, unreasonableness

Antonyms of moderateness

excessiveness, immoderacy, intemperance, intemperateness

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