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temperate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of temperate

1 avoiding extremes in behavior or expression

rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great

Synonyms of temperate

moderate

Words Related to temperate

controlled, curbed, disciplined, inhibited, restrained, self-controlled, self-denying, self-disciplined

calculated, deliberate, measured

levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sensible

average, mediocre, medium, modest, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), so-so

normal, ordinary, regular, routine, typical, usual

Near Antonyms of temperate

excessive, extreme, inordinate, radical

irrational, unreasonable, unreasoning

extremist, fanatic (or fanatical), rabid

unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unrestrained

Antonyms of temperate

immoderate, intemperate

2 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 of temperate

balmy, clement, equable, genial, gentle, mild, moderate, soft

Words Related to temperate

clear, cloudless, fair, rainless, sunny, sunshiny

calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, tranquil

delightful, fine, pleasant

Near Antonyms of temperate

blustering, blustery, breezy, gusty, rough, squally, stormy, windy

misty, rainy, showery

bleak, cloudy, dismal, foggy, gloomy, gray (also grey), hazy, overcast, sunless

bitter, dirty, foul, nasty, raw

Antonyms of temperate

harsh, inclement, intemperate, severe

3 given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites

a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits

Synonyms of temperate

abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober

Words Related to temperate

ascetic (also ascetical), austere

disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governed

Near Antonyms of temperate

gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious

Cyrenaic, hedonistic, self-pleasing, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuous, voluptuary

masturbatory, onanistic

Antonyms of temperate

self-indulgent

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