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

Across Germany, the heat wave will strengthen and persist through the weekend before moderating on June 29. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 24 June 2026

Brexit generated unease that firms rated as one of their top three concerns for nearly five years after the vote, only moderating somewhat in 2021 once a new EU trade deal took effect. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 June 2026

The optimism that Blanche would be a moderating force, though, seems to have underestimated the corrupting power of ambition. — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

Far from moderating political passions, Freneau stoked hatred of his political rivals, the Federalists, and their leader, Alexander Hamilton, even publishing an anti-Semitic poem comparing Hamilton’s work at the Treasury Department to that of Jewish moneylenders. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

Consumers, particularly younger ones, are moderating their drinking or shifting toward premium tequila. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 1 June 2026

In addition to moderating, the Swedish filmmaker will screen several of his short films at the event. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 May 2026

The company offers a number of parental controls for moderating children’s spending and game choices on the platform, where 35% of its users who have had their ages checked are under 13. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 May 2026

In an effort to reduce costs internally, Uber has adopted artificial intelligence for engineering productivity and is moderating its hiring. — Lora Kolodny,samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 May 2026