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

September is an excellent time to plant these because the weather is temperate and the shrubs have time to establish a strong root system before winter. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026

Unlike the standard conditions of cool nights and temperate days historically needed, this varietal was developed to thrive in colder places like New York, New England, and even Quebec. — Paula Weatherby, Florida Times-Union, 5 Sep. 2026

Many temperate and boreal regions that anchor industrial fiber production are warming faster than the global average. — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

The French Open, as English speakers tend to call it, takes place during a traditionally splendid time of the year, when Parisians delight in the temperate air. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026