moderately

adverb

mod·​er·​ate·​ly

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē

: in a moderate manner

lived moderately

a moderately priced car [=a car that is not too expensive]

: to a moderate degree or extent : rather, fairly

a moderately hot day

a moderately effective treatment

Synonyms

• enough
• fairly
• kind of
• kindly [chiefly Southern]
• like
• more or less
• pretty
• quite
• rather
• relatively
• something
• somewhat
• sort of

Examples of moderately in a Sentence

it was raining moderately hard outside

Recent Examples on the Web

The stereo speakers pump out moderately loud, crisp sound, complete with a bit of bass—not tons, but more than most laptops—and snappy percussion. —PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025

The central bank slashed the rate by a percentage point late last year as its preferred inflation measure slowed from 5.6% in 2022 to 2.8%, moderately above its 2% goal. —Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025

Their demographic is moderately concerned by the environmental impacts of apparel industry production, but hold negative assumptions about secondhand. —Rhonda Richford, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025

Such was the spirit animating Manaea’s decision, four months into a moderately successful bounceback campaign, to just pitch like Chris Sale. —Tim Britton, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above