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

With decades of experience, the ABC World News Tonight and 20/20 journalist and anchor has done it all — from moderating presidential debates, to interviewing world leaders as well as bringing light to humanitarian crises. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

If live sports are the only thing preventing the bundle from vanishing outright, a stable virtual MVPD market has gone a long way toward moderating the overall losses in the pay-TV space. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Despite a growing debate this month on whether to slow the development of AI models, there's been little sign that investment into compute infrastructure is moderating. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

The radical AfD in Germany and moderating National Rally in France are both focused on ending immigration and enjoy support from voters wary of escalating conflict with Russia. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

But energy analysts credit Beijing's slashing imports as having the single greatest impact on moderating prices since the start of the war. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

But energy analysts credit Beijing’s slashing imports as having the single greatest impact on moderating prices since the start of the war. — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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