moderately

1. 1.

   to certain extent or degree

   “pretty big”

   “pretty bad”

   “jolly decent of him”

   “the shoes are priced reasonably”

   “he is fairly clever with computers”

   Synonymsreasonablyprettyjollysomewhatfairlymiddlingpassably

   Antonymsimmoderately
2. 2.

   with moderation; in a moderate manner

   “he drinks moderately”

   Antonymsimmoderately

Questions about moderately

What does moderately mean?

moderately means "to certain extent or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in moderately?

moderately has 4 syllables: mode-ra-te-ly. The stress falls on "mode". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdɚətli/.

What is another word for moderately?

Close synonyms include reasonably, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of moderately?

The recorded antonyms are immoderately, immoderately.

Is moderately a common word?

moderately is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.