moderates
Keeps things balanced
Moderates are people who hold centrist political views, avoiding extremes of left or right.
The term often appears in political commentary: Moderates in both parties opposed the bill.
As a verb, to moderate is to make less extreme or intense—you might moderate your tone, your drinking, or a panel discussion.
A moderator keeps things from getting out of hand.
Emotional states prone to anger
- softensReduces intensity or hardness
- curbsLimits or restrains
- lessensMakes smaller in degree
- reducesMakes less in quantity
eases · mitigates · dampens · calms · subdues · tones · mellows · quiets
Involving both major parties
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
- independentFree from external control
swing · undecided · balanced · neutral · compromise · coalition · consensus · mainstream
Settles conflicts officially
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- intermediatesThings between endpoints
- intervenesActs to alter events
brokers · facilitates · resolves · conciliates · settles · referees · adjudicates · peacemaking
Tracks or displays
- supervisesDirects others' work
- regulatesControls by rules
- managesDirects or copes
- controlsOperates or regulates
administers · governs · directs · chairs · facilitates · presides · guides · leads
Mild, avoiding extremes
- mildModerate in intensity
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- oceanicOf the sea
maritime · continental · seasonal · equable · pleasant · warm · comfortable · balmy
tempers
Emotional states prone to anger
reduces · eases · mitigates · dampens · calms · subdues · tones · mellows · quiets · diminishes
bipartisan
Involving both major parties
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
independent · swing · undecided · balanced · neutral · compromise · coalition · consensus · mainstream · temperate
arbitrates
Settles conflicts officially
- negotiatesDiscusses to reach agreement
- reconcilesResolves differences between parties
- intermediatesThings between endpoints
intervenes · brokers · facilitates · resolves · conciliates · settles · referees · adjudicates · peacemaking · diplomacy
monitors
Tracks or displays
- supervisesDirects others' work
- regulatesControls by rules
- managesDirects or copes
controls · administers · governs · directs · chairs · facilitates · presides · guides · leads · conducts
temperate
Mild, avoiding extremes
- mildModerate in intensity
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
oceanic · maritime · continental · seasonal · equable · pleasant · warm · comfortable · balmy · clement
- moderatescentrists, independents, middle-of-the-road, compromisers
- 1830s Franceconstitutional monarchy, Bourbon Restoration, tricolor flag, tricolor, barricades
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- Spanish HistoryReconquista, Spanish Inquisition, Spanish Empire, conquistadors, Catholic Monarchs
- Iranian GovernmentSupreme Leader, Ayatollah, judiciary, legislature, executive branch
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
moderatesintensifies
Increases in strength
escalates · exacerbates · amplifies · heightens · inflames
moderatesradicals
Advocates for fundamental change
extremists · hardliners · zealots · fanatics · ideologues
- in moderationWithin reasonable limits
- moderate drinkingLimited alcohol intake
- debate moderatorOne who oversees formal arguments
- content moderationReviewing online submissions
- content moderatorsStaff screening online submissions
- moderate drinkerOne who consumes alcohol sparingly
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