Synonyms of temperate

temperate

adjective

ˈtem-p(ə-)rət 

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

• moderate
• restrained
• typical
• controlled
• sensible
• regular
• deliberate
• medium
• reasonable
• inhibited
• self-controlled
• normal
• calculated
• modest
• self-denying
• rational
• average
• usual
• disciplined
• self-disciplined
• levelheaded
• measured
• curbed
• ordinary
• mediocre
• run-of-the-mine
• routine
• run-of-the-mill
• so-so

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extreme
• excessive
• radical
• intemperate
• inordinate
• unreasonable
• irrational
• immoderate
• uncontrolled
• extremist
• unchecked
• rabid
• unbridled
• unrestrained
• unreasoning
• fanatic

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

• sunny
• mild
• gentle
• moderate
• balmy
• equable
• genial
• soft
• clement
• peaceful
• pleasant
• delightful
• cloudless
• tranquil
• calm
• placid
• clear
• rainless
• sunshiny
• fair
• halcyon
• fine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• severe
• intemperate
• harsh
• inclement
• stormy
• rough
• windy
• breezy
• gusty
• rainy
• blustery
• gray
• misty
• gloomy
• cloudy
• bleak
• blustering
• overcast
• foggy
• dismal
• hazy
• squally
• raw
• bitter
• dirty
• showery
• foul
• nasty
• sunless

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

• ascetic
• abstemious
• continent
• abstinent
• self-denying
• sober
• abstentious
• self-abnegating
• austere
• disciplined
• self-controlled
• self-governed
• self-disciplined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sensual
• gluttonous
• greedy
• voracious
• rapacious
• voluptuous
• hedonistic
• self-indulgent
• sybaritic
• masturbatory
• voluptuary
• onanistic
• self-pleasing
• Cyrenaic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of temperate

This correlation is also stronger in more temperate regions than tropics, and in countries with fewer human impacts on the environment. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

The vast majority of glaciers in temperate mountain ranges like the Tetons are projected to melt away completely by the end of the century, meaning a critical source of water for mountain streams and lakes will disappear. — Ashlesha Khatiwada, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

With warm temperatures in the summer that remain temperate through the winter, there’s never a bad time to visit Biloxi. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Spain’s national weather service, Aemet, issued red alerts Tuesday for temperatures of 44 C (111 F) in southern Andalusia as well as warnings of thermometers hitting 40 C (104 F) in the normally temperate Cantabria and the Basque Country regions along its northern Atlantic coast. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 23 June 2026