MODERATING Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

moderating 1 of 2

adjective

as in waning

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moderating

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verb

present participle of moderate

as in decreasing

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the wind began to moderate as the night wore on

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But along with that has come difficulty in moderating the tempo Iraola talked of. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Petoskey Michigan Autumn in Petoskey arrives like a slow-burning sunrise, stretching from late September well into October thanks to the moderating effect of Lake Michigan. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 The lift in bond yields isn’t having much effect in moderating the pace of capital-raising and corporate investment. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 His interest in moderating panels was sparked a couple of years ago by another panelist and the encouragement of his friends. — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Through it all, she’s been described by friends and her own husband as a moderating force. — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead of moderating his public health approach for economic stability, el Sayed advised using the public health emergency to advance liberal causes, including as a bridge to Medicare for All, nationalized health insurance. — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2026 The same applies to watching, interpreting, classifying and moderating thousands of hours of enterprise video. — Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Companies will continue to try new methods of moderating more reliably and effectively, but reducing human input is a step backward. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

Even better, the peak of this shower, which should produce on average between 8 to 10 meteors per hour, will arrive under dark skies thanks to a meager waning crescent moon.

— Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of waning

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The vaccines don’t block all flu infections but do help prevent the worst outcomes, decreasing older adults’ hospitalizations by 31%, according to the Vaccine Integrity Project, a public health group based at the University of Minnesota.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
If the network of user devices is substantial enough, every job can be routed to a nearby device, decreasing the latency.

— Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2026

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But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
As more money and attention flow into the space, the challenge is how to capitalize on the cultural cachet of the Grand Slams without diminishing what made that access desirable in the first place.

— Jessica Schiffer, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of diminishing

Verb

Two of them coincide with areas where satellite radar shows that the ground is actively subsiding.

— Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
Key Background The crisis appeared to be subsiding somewhat Friday as Spanish authorities said a majority of the 60,000 people who crossed into Ceuta from Morocco over the past several days had returned home.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of subsiding

Verb

The Republican party has promised a return to the good ol’ days, with strong nuclear families at the crux and a fight against the declining birth rate.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the drug supply is always changing, with the potency of fentanyl declining in recent years.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

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