1
as in moderate
avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in sunny
marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
escaped a cold Midwestern winter by vacationing in a more temperate climate down south
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in ascetic
given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of temperate
These temperate, food-rich waters are a buffet for Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, drawing them in to chase down mullet, menhaden, and other small fish.
—
Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Alongside more temperate living costs, French retirees enjoy more going back into their pockets because the government has prioritized retirement benefits.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
In hundreds of millions or billions of years, will Earth’s climate go the way of Venus’, transitioning from a temperate world into a catastrophic hothouse?
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for temperate
Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2025
Alongside more temperate living costs, French retirees enjoy more going back into their pockets because the government has prioritized retirement benefits.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
In hundreds of millions or billions of years, will Earth’s climate go the way of Venus’, transitioning from a temperate world into a catastrophic hothouse?
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for temperate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temperate
Adjective
-
He is seen as a younger, more moderate voice – having vowed to clean up politics, initiate discussions on constitutional reform and allow married couples to use separate surnames, something currently banned under law.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
-
More broadly, the company’s margins are likely to improve as tariff tailwinds from last April moderate, according to Wells Fargo.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
The job only got heavier on this hot and sunny Sunday, when the home team was booed off the field at halftime by the sections of MetLife that weren’t filled with Cowboys fans.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
-
Expect a high of 85 degrees, mostly sunny and very warm.—
Amy Huschka,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
In fact, the ascetic value of fasting from meat required that the person otherwise enjoy it.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
-
Greens embodied the ascetic lushness of the farm-to-table movement, which, in Northern California, was synonymous with the Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse.—
John Birdsall,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
Adjective
-
In the after-hours, the black faille number styled with a silky lime-green tank top was at once restrained and opulent, just great for a night out.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
-
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Chipotle and adobo give it a gentle heat and depth, while the green chiles add a mild tang.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
-
When to Visit Spring and fall are Capitol Reef’s prime travel times, with milder temperatures and less monsoon risk.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
This is a gentle fractional laser treatment that works by creating micro zones of heat in the skin, benefiting the complexion while boosting elasticity.—
Samantha Mims,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Even its most mean-spirited plotline, in which a married couple assemble a fake theater production to humiliate their ex-neighbor whose noisiness prompted them to move, is presented as more of a gentle exercise in silliness than anything truly vindictive.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Some have evolved exceedingly specific diets—diets that would put even the most abstemious human to shame.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
-
The solution offered up by some: the sort of abstemious, low-fat, often vegetarian, diets that had been prescribed as lust-control regimens only decades earlier.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
On the other hand, traditional stains can lack hydration or luster—leaving lips parched and in need of a balmy top coat.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Sep. 2025
-
Its easternmost corner, Matarraña, was particularly ideal, with its rugged mountain vistas, balmy climate, and relative ease of access to Barcelona and Valencia, just two-and-a-half- and three-hour drives away, respectively.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Temperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temperate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share