moderate stance
Neither extreme position
A moderate stance is a position that avoids extremes, typically falling between opposing viewpoints on political or social issues.
Someone taking a moderate stance seeks balance or compromise rather than aligning fully with either side: She took a moderate stance on immigration reform, supporting both border security and pathways to citizenship.
- centristOne favoring middle positions
- middle of the roadUncontroversially mainstream stance
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
- common groundPoints of agreement
compromise · meet halfway · temperate · measured · reasonable · voice of reason · bipartisan · both sides · pragmatic · big tent · neutral · level-headed · calm · cooling off · diplomatic · fence-sitting · mediator · level playing field
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