Synonyms: mitigation, moderation
Definition: the action of lessening in severity or intensity
Usage: the object being control or moderation of economic depressions
Similar words: decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Definition: the act of decreasing or reducing something
Synonyms: temperance, moderation
Definition: the trait of avoiding excesses
Similar words: natural virtue
Definition: (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
Similar words: control, restraint
Definition: discipline in personal and social activities
Usage: he was a model of polite restraint; she never lost control of herself
Synonyms: moderateness, moderation
Definition: quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
Similar words: degree, grade, level
Definition: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
Usage: a moderate grade of intelligence; a high level of care is required; it is all a matter of degree
Synonyms: easing, moderation, relief
Definition: a change for the better
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago