Synonyms of moderating

moderating 1 of 2

adjective

as in waning

Related Words

• waning
• dying (down)
• abating
• subsiding
• ebbing
• stopping
• letting up
• closing
• passing
• concluding
• dying
• terminating
• finishing
• ending
• ceasing
• lapsing
• winding up
• discontinuing
• quitting
• desisting
• expiring
• leaving off

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• residual
• leftover
• lingering
• lasting
• enduring
• continuing
• persisting
• abiding
• holding up
• keeping up
• biding
• holding on
• perduring
• running on

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decreasing
• diminishing
• subsiding
• declining
• easing
• shrinking
• falling
• vanishing
• tapering
• lowering
• ebbing
• lessening
• waning
• weakening
• dropping (off)
• dying (away or down or out)
• dwindling
• relenting
• draining (away)
• receding
• remitting
• tapering off
• falling away
• ratcheting (down)
• evaporating
• abating
• racheting (down)
• de-escalating
• letting up
• phasing down
• palling
• compressing
• condensing
• alleviating
• collapsing
• contracting
• melting (away)
• constricting
• slackening
• slowing (down)
• relaxing
• fading (away)
• flagging
• tailing (off)
• frittering (away)
• petering (out)
• giving out
• sinking
• deflating
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• growing
• rising
• expanding
• building
• intensifying
• enlarging
• mounting
• swelling
• escalating
• accumulating
• soaring
• burgeoning
• emerging
• appearing
• picking up
• waxing
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• ballooning
• showing up
• lengthening
• blowing up
• elongating
• distending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moderating

Verb

Fujitsu is also moderating a discussion at TIFFCOM, the festival’s content market, on launching a new international anime award in 2027. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

That might be sitting at a time-consuming hair appointment, hosting a playdate at your house, traveling to spend Thanksgiving with your husband's family or moderating a panel discussion for a work event. — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Temperatures continue moderating early next week, reaching the upper 60s to around 70 degrees Monday before clouds potentially increase toward midweek. — Kate Bilo, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

The findings suggest that while broader insurance inflation is moderating, affordability remains uneven, with regional market conditions and individual circumstances determining how much relief households actually experience. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Hurley will be a welcome moderating voice in the Senate and a worthy successor to Cunningham, who endorsed her. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

As offshore winds push the air over from the dry inland desert and mountains, there has been no moderating force to cool things down quickly. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Headline indicators show low unemployment and moderating inflation, yet perceptions of household finances remain far less upbeat. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Today, Dunham is moderating a Q&A with designer Isaac Mizrahi at Film Forum for the restoration of his legendary 1995 documentary Unzipped. — Grace Byron, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026