Main entry: temperate
Definition: not extreme in behavior
Usage: temperate in his habits; a temperate response to an insult; temperate in his eating and drinking
Antonyms: intemperate
Definition: excessive in behavior
Definition: absence of light or illumination
Antonyms: dark
Definition: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
Antonyms: dark
Definition: (used of color) having a dark hue
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: of comparatively great physical weight or density
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: unusually great in degree or quantity or number
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: of great intensity or power or force
Antonyms: heavy
Definition: of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
Antonyms: immoderate
Definition: beyond reasonable limits
Antonyms: gluttonous
Definition: given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink
Antonyms: unrestrained
Definition: not subject to restraint
Main entry: 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
Antonyms: intemperate
Definition: (of weather or climate) not mild; subject to extremes
Main entry: moderate, temperate
Definition: not extreme
Usage: a moderate penalty; temperate in his response to criticism
Antonyms: intense
Definition: possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree