moderateness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderateness
temperance
Noun
  • After all, this lakeside community — home to Northwestern University — was the epicenter of the American temperance movement.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Having unexpectedly come into a fortune when her husband died last season, Ada is putting her inheritance to use backing settlement houses and, to the horror of her sister Agnes, the temperance movement.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 23 June 2025
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“Moderateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderateness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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