MODERATING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

moderating 1 of 2

adjective

as in waning

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moderating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of moderate

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the wind began to moderate as the night wore on

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The moderating influence of the surrounding Great Lakes often keeps coastal and southern areas warmer, delaying the seasonal breakdown of chlorophyll that reveals the classic yellows, oranges and reds. — Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 But along with that has come difficulty in moderating the tempo Iraola talked of. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Petoskey Michigan Autumn in Petoskey arrives like a slow-burning sunrise, stretching from late September well into October thanks to the moderating effect of Lake Michigan. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The lift in bond yields isn’t having much effect in moderating the pace of capital-raising and corporate investment. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 His interest in moderating panels was sparked a couple of years ago by another panelist and the encouragement of his friends. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Through it all, she’s been described by friends and her own husband as a moderating force. — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead of moderating his public health approach for economic stability, el Sayed advised using the public health emergency to advance liberal causes, including as a bridge to Medicare for All, nationalized health insurance. — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 The same applies to watching, interpreting, classifying and moderating thousands of hours of enterprise video. — Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.

— Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of waning

Verb

Little brown bats can similarly reduce their metabolic demands by going Dracula for months at a time, decreasing their body temperatures by more than fifty degrees Fahrenheit and slowing their respiration to a handful of breaths an hour.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
The steadiest and most widespread coverage of any rain should be early in the day with the coverage decreasing during the afternoon and evening.

— Rachael Jay, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of decreasing

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Seemingly, the only thing that could slow down the automobile takeover was diminishing fuel supplies, fear of which had become a fixation of American oil companies and government officials after the Armistice.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Having already weathered so many attacks aimed at diminishing its power, the remaining Iranian leadership, which learned to tolerate hardship in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, is unlikely to be cowed by further aggression.

— JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

Multiple Kelvin waves These waves can bring elevated sea levels for weeks at a time, eventually subsiding before the next wave hits.

— Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026
Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsiding

Verb

For some business owners, the impact extends beyond declining sales.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan surpassed a record 100,000 this year, the latest government figures show, underscoring the country's rapidly aging and declining population.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of declining

Verb

Both trends followed Warsh's comments a few weeks ago that the Fed would be forced into action unless there are more concrete signs that inflation is easing back to the central bank's 2% target.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
In a time of strained Spanish-American relations, Kuss is doing his part in easing diplomatic tensions.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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