Synonyms of the word

moderation

• n. The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes.
• n. An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way.
• n. The process of moderating a discussion.

alteration

• n. The act of altering or making different.
• n. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

control

• v. (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
• v. (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or…
• n. (countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over something.
• n. A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary…
• n. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever,…
• n. Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
• n. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities;…
• n. (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not…
• n. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
• n. (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window…
• n. (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution…
• n. (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an…

decrease

• v. (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
• v. (transitive) To make (a quantity) smaller.
• n. An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
• n. (knitting) A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be…

degree

• n. (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
• n. An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
• n. A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
• n. (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
• n. (now rare) One's relative state or experience; way, manner.
• n. The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
• n. A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university…
• n. (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1/360 of a circle's circumference.
• n. (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
• n. (mathematics) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
• n. (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
• n. (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
• n. (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc…

diminution

• n. A lessening, decrease or reduction.
• n. The act or process of making diminutive.
• n. (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.

easing

• v. present participle of ease.
• n. The act by which something is eased.

grade

• n. A rating.
• n. The performance of an individual or group on an examination or test, expressed by a number, letter, or…
• n. A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
• n. A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage.
• n. (Canada, US, education) A level of primary and secondary education.
• n. (Canada, education) A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
• n. An area that has been graded by a grader (construction machine).
• n. The level of the ground.
• n. (mathematics) A gradian.
• n. (geometry) In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection…
• n. A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
• n. (systematics) A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
• n. (medicine) The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
• v. To assign scores to the components of an academic test.
• v. To assign a score to overall academic performance.
• v. To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface.
• v. (sewing) To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make…

level

• adj. The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
• adj. At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
• adj. Unvaried in frequency.
• adj. Unvaried in volume.
• adj. Calm.
• adj. In the same position or rank.
• adj. Straightforward; direct; clear.
• adj. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
• adj. (phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection ; monotonic.
• n. A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
• n. A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
• n. Degree or amount.
• n. (computer science) Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
• n. (video games) One of several discrete segments of a game generally increasing in difficulty. Often numbered…
• n. (role-playing games, video games) A numeric value that quantifies a character's experience and power.
• n. A floor of a multi-storey building.
• n. (Britain) An area of almost perfectly flat land.
• n. (Singapore, education) A school grade or year.
• v. To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
• v. To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
• v. (role-playing games, video games) To progress to the next level.
• v. To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
• v. (sports) To make the score of a game equal.
• v. (nonstandard, rare) To levy.
• v. (figuratively) To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege,…
• v. To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
• v. (usually with "with") To speak honestly and openly with.

mitigation

• n. relief; alleviation.

moderateness

• n. the quality of being moderate.

modification

• n. the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.
• n. an alteration or adjustment to something.
• n. a change to an organism as a result of its environment that is not transmissable to offspring.
• n. (linguistics) a change to a word when it is borrowed by another language.
• n. (linguistics) the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in…

reduction

• n. The act, process, or result of reducing.
• n. The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
• n. (chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen…
• n. (cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
• n. (mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
• n. (computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction…
• n. (music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.
• n. (philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness…
• n. (medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

relief

• n. The removal of stress or discomfort.
• n. The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
• n. The person who takes over a shift for another.
• n. Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
• n. (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
• n. A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.
• n. A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
• n. The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation…
• n. The difference of elevations on a surface.
• adj. (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
• adj. Of or used in letterpress.

restraint

• n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.

step-down

• adj. That decreases in stages.
• adj. (of a transformer etc) That reduces a voltage.

temperance

• n. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate…
• n. moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
• n. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
• n. (obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.