| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To make or become less severe or extreme: mute, qualify, soften, subdue, tame, temper, tone down. See INCREASE. 2. To become or cause to become less active or intense: abate, bate, die (away, down, off, or out), ease (off or up), ebb, fall, fall off, lapse, let up, remit, slacken, slack off, subside, wane. See INCREASE. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent: acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable. Informal : OK, tidy. See GOOD. 2. Kept within sensible limits: conservative, discreet, reasonable, restrained, temperate. See PLAIN, RESTRAINT. 3. Not steep or abrupt: easy, gentle, gradual. See RISE. 4. Of small intensity: gentle, light2, slight, soft. See STRONG. 5. Requiring little effort or exertion: easy, light2. See EASY. 6. Free from extremes in temperature: mild, temperate. See EDGE. 7. Not excessive or extreme in amount, degree, or force: modest, reasonable, temperate. See BIG, EDGE. 8. Suited to or within the means of ordinary people: modest, popular, reasonable. See MONEY.
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