TEMPERATELY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

temperately

adverb

Definition of temperately

as in reasonably

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For strategic answers, ask what the system would need to know before its advice could reasonably apply to you individually.

— Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Enough time has passed to reasonably expect a player drafted that high to be an NHL regular.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonably

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The only moderately sized city in the area is Redding, and there are plenty of nearby mountains to escape behind and catch the stars.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes.

— Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of moderately

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Lizzie, Maggie, or Jessica Barden’s actress Nance O’Neil, who coaches Lizzie on how to be more acceptably feminine in public — Monster detrimentally sticks to its Tumblr-level framing of patriarchy’s impact.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.

— Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of acceptably

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OpenAI earlier this month released GPT-6 Astra, which has sometimes been modestly beating Opus 5 in benchmarks and user sentiment.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
The model previously shared that the couple lived modestly in the early days of their relationship.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of modestly

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The case went before Carter, who also oversees a six-year-old case in which the city and county are accused of inadequately addressing homelessness.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Beatty has challenged the board’s plan to close the Kennedy Center for two years, arguing its initial decision was rushed and inadequately considered.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of inadequately

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