unextreme
Safely in between
Not extreme; moderate or measured.
The word appears occasionally as a deliberate contrast to extreme positions or behaviors: an unextreme response to the crisis, refreshingly unextreme views.
The prefix un- creates a slightly awkward formation—moderate or temperate usually serves better—but unextreme emphasizes the absence of extremity rather than the presence of moderation.
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- middlingOf moderate quality
- mediumMiddle size or state
- intermediateBetween two levels
- centralIn the middle, primary
median · mid-range · middle-ground · middle-of-the-road · centrist · nonradical · reasonable · prudent
Soft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- subtleNot immediately obvious
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
faint · tender · soothing · calm · mellow · tame · understated · subdued
Standard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- unexceptionalNot standing out
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
normal · standard · conventional · routine · regular · everyday · plain · vanilla
State of balance
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- stabilityResistance to displacement
evenness · parity · homeostasis · consistency · counterbalance · equipoise · equalization · calibration
Showing no preference
- objectivePurpose or goal
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
detached · disinterested · evenhanded · fair-minded · uncommitted · undecided · fence-sitting · noncommittal
average
Arithmetic mean or ordinary
- middlingOf moderate quality
- mediumMiddle size or state
- intermediateBetween two levels
central · median · mid-range · middle-ground · middle-of-the-road · centrist · nonradical · reasonable · prudent · temperate
gentle
Soft and kind
delicate · faint · tender · soothing · calm · mellow · tame · understated · subdued · restrained
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- commonplaceUnremarkable and frequent
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- unexceptionalNot standing out
typical · normal · standard · conventional · routine · regular · everyday · plain · vanilla · garden-variety
equilibrium
State of balance
- moderationAvoidance of excess
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
stability · evenness · parity · homeostasis · consistency · counterbalance · equipoise · equalization · calibration · steadiness
impartial
Showing no preference
- objectivePurpose or goal
- dispassionateFree from emotional involvement
- unbiasedFree from prejudice
nonpartisan · detached · disinterested · evenhanded · fair-minded · uncommitted · undecided · fence-sitting · noncommittal · uninvolved
climate
Prevailing atmospheric conditions
equable · balmy · pleasant · comfortable · seasonal · Mediterranean · oceanic · fair · agreeable · livable
unextremeflamboyant
Strikingly bold in style
outlandish · ostentatious · extravagant · wild · dramatic
extreme, extremely, extremist, extremity, extremes, extremism, extremeness