MODEST vs MODERATE: NOUN
- N/A
- One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.
- A person who takes a position in the political center
- One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in a political context
- Similar middle-grounder in any other context.
MODEST vs MODERATE: ADJECTIVE
- Avoiding being sexually suggestive.
- Small, moderate in size.
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
- Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate
- Not large but sufficient in size or amount
- Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
- Free from pomp or affectation
- Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
- Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive
- Free from ostentation or pretension
- Limited in size or scope
- Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- Low or inferior in station or quality
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value.
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident.
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme.
- Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious: : plain.
- Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
- Not extreme
- Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- Being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
- Average priced; standard-deal
- Mediocre
- Not excessive; acting in moderation
- Limited in scope or effects.
- Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or faculty appears.
- Limited as to degree of progress.
- Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
- Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like.
- Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow
- Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal.
- Opposed to radical or extreme views or measures, especially in politics or religion.
- Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
- Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme.
- Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate.
- Of limited or average quality; mediocre.
- Of medium or average quantity or extent.
MODEST vs MODERATE: VERB
- N/A
- To reduce the excessiveness of (something)
- To become less excessive
- To preside over (something) as a moderator
- Preside over
- Make less fast or intense
- Make less strong or intense; soften
- Restrain or temper
- Make less severe or harsh
- Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise
MODEST vs MODERATE: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To act as a moderator.
- To preside as a moderator.
- To become less extreme, intense, or violent; abate.
- To preside over.
- To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
MODEST vs MODERATE: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify
- To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting or a discussion.
MODEST vs MODERATE: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Acting with decorum or delicacy; restrained by chaste or scrupulous feelings; pure in thought and conduct.
- Manifesting or seeming to manifest humility, propriety, or decorum; not gaudy, showy, or meretricious.
- Moderate; not excessive or extreme; not extravagant: as, a modest computation; a modest fortune.
- Unpretentious.
- Synonyms Unassuming, unpretending, coy, shy. See bashfulness.
- Decent, chaste, virtuous.
- Retiring in disposition or demeanor; restrained by a sense of propriety, humility, or diffidence; not ostentatious, bold, or forward; unobtrusive.
- Relatively moderate, limited, or small
- Marked by simplicity
- Humble in spirit or manner
- Synonyms Moderate, Temperate, reasonable, judicious, mild. When used absolutely, moderate, nearly always refers to a person's temper or opinions, whereas temperate similarly used generally refers to a person's habits in respect to bodily indulgence: a moderate man is one who is not extreme in his views or violent in his sentiments; a temperate man, one who is not addicted to over-indulgence either in eating or in drinking.
- Of things, limited in extent, amount, or degree; not extreme, excessive, or remarkable; restricted; medium: as, moderate wealth or poverty; a moderate quantity; moderate opinions or ability; moderate weather or exercise.
- Restrained; temperate; keeping within somewhat restricted limits in action or opinion; avoiding extremes or excess; thinking or acting soberly or temperately: as, to be moderate in all things; a moderate drinker.
- To preside as a moderator, as at a meeting.
- To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense: as, the storm begins to moderate.
- Synonyms To mitigate, abate, appease, pacify, quiet, assuage, soothe, soften.
- To decide as a moderator; judge.
- To reduce the amount or intensity of; lessen; reduce; restrain; specifically, to reduce from a large amount or great degree to a medium quantity or intensity: as, to moderate the heat of a room; to moderate one's anger, ardor, or passions.
- Thinking, speaking, or acting with habitual slowness; very deliberate.
- Not excessive or extreme
- Restrain
- Soften
- Make less strong or intense
- Hold or keep within limits
- Hold in restraint
- Temper
- Lessen the intensity of
- Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
MODEST vs MODERATE: RELATED WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Intermediate, Curb, Medium, Temper, Small, Restrained, Limited, Reasonable, Cautious, Temperate, Soften, Modest, Mild, Conservative, Centrist
MODEST vs MODERATE: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Restrained, Demure, Unpretentious, Discreet, Minor, Limited, Unostentatious, Low, Meek, Unassuming, Humble, Moderate, Mild, Decent, Small
- Intermediate, Curb, Medium, Temper, Small, Restrained, Limited, Reasonable, Cautious, Temperate, Soften, Modest, Mild, Conservative, Centrist
MODEST vs MODERATE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Whose modest tresses are bound up for thee.
- No thought of modest hesitation occurred to me.
- They approach a modest rooming house and enter.
- Some will do it for a modest fee.
- New PASEC Results Show Modest Improvements in Student.
- Bem was a modest man but very bright.
- Wish, Frank Shankwitz still maintained a modest mindset.
- In its modest way, it has done that.
- Shorts and skirts should be of modest length and any slits in skirts should be of modest length as well.
- Great project, modest skill level required, modest cost involved.
- This option maintains a moderate amount of functionality.
- In the coordinated management of timber and wildlife a moderate reduction of timber yield may permit a more than moderate increase in wildlife production.
- They exceeded their peers in lending to low and moderate income census tracks and low to moderate income individuals.
- There are no moderate muslims, as there is no moderate islam.
- Services and systems that have a moderate availability requirement, can take some time to recover, and moderate incident response time.
- The High Analysis group is characterized byits high frequency of analysis actions, moderate experimentation runs, and moderate learning gains.
- As compared to other cities in Alameda County, Oakland permitted less low, moderate, and above moderate housing units than average.
- The respondents who did not have supplies reported a moderate level of stress, severe anxiety, and moderate depression.
- After doing so, she informed me that I had moderate periodontal disease and moderate bone loss.
- The EDT has moderate sillage and moderate longevity.
MODEST vs MODERATE: QUESTIONS
- Who was the intended audience of a modest proposal?
- What is the economic importance of a modest proposal?
- How does Swift use exaggeration in a modest proposal?
- Why do people in Thailand wear such modest clothing?
- Why dress consistently in modest skirts and dresses?
- When did Modest Mouse release the Moon & Antarctica?
- Is Modest Needs Foundation a legitimate charity organization?
- What inspired 'a modest proposal' by Jonathan Swift?
- When did Modest Mouse release strangers to ourselves?
- What is the modest Sister missionary clothing Directory?
- What is moderate functionalism in Political Science?
- What is mild to moderate tricompartmental arthritis?
- Can moral disengagement mediate and moderate outcomes?
- Does moderate alcohol consumption improve brain function?
- Are moderate Democrats electable in presidential elections?
- When will EQ/moderate allocation portfolio release?
- Does Carousell moderate listings in the marketplace?
- Is xanthan pseudoplastic at moderate concentration?
- Can moderate exercise increase antioxidant production?
- Does the moderate availability of substitutes impose a moderate force against Nike?