Definition: not extreme
Usage: a moderate penalty; temperate in his response to criticism
Similar words: mild
Definition: moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
Usage: a mild winter storm; a mild fever; fortunately the pain was mild; a mild rebuke; mild criticism
Synonyms: temperate
Definition: not extreme in behavior
Usage: temperate in his habits; a temperate response to an insult; temperate in his eating and drinking
Similar words: abstemious, light
Definition: marked by temperance in indulgence
Usage: abstemious with the use of adverbs; a light eater; a light smoker; ate a light supper
Similar words: moderate, restrained
Definition: marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Usage: moderate in his demands; restrained in his response
Synonyms: temperate
Definition: (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate
Usage: a temperate region; the temperate zones; temperate plants
Similar words: cold-temperate
Definition: the colder parts of temperate waters
Similar words: equable
Definition: not varying
Usage: an equable climate