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

Basden also wrote the music for the film’s story of a once moderately successful folk-rock duo (featuring an earthy, relaxed Carey Mulligan) who are reunited on a remote island by a eccentric lottery winner (Key). —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025

Eight in 10 respondents said price and cost control will be at least moderately important for 2025, and 76 percent of respondents said the same of economic and political stability. —Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025

Bake in moderately hot oven (375ºF) about 12 minutes. —Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2025

This presidential declaration triggered significant movement across the cryptocurrency market, with ADA particularly demonstrating exceptional growth—rising more than 60% from $0.66 on Sunday morning to $1.08 by Monday morning, before moderately retracing to $1.00. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for moderately

• immoderately