Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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moderate^1

adjective neither too much nor

too little » Moderate exercise

is good for the health.

average, fair, medium,

middling, reasonable

moderate^2

verb to become or make less

extreme » The children

persuaded their father to

moderate his views on pets

in bedrooms.

abate, curb, ease, relax,

soften, temper, tone down

modern^1

adjective relating to the present

time » The modern world

increasingly relies on the

internet.

contemporary, current,

present, present-day,

recent

modern^2

adjective new and involving the

latest ideas » The house was

full of modern technology.

latest, new, up-to-date,

up-to-the-minute

antonym: old-fashioned

modest^1

adjective small in size or

amount » Olivia made

a modest donation to charity

each month.

limited, middling,

moderate, small

modest^2

adjective not boastful

» The famous athlete

was modest about his

achievements.

humble, unassuming,

self-effacing, unpretentious

antonym: conceited

moment^1

noun a short period of time

» Ted paused for a moment

to get his breath back.

instant, minute, second,

split second, flash, trice

moment^2

noun a point in time

» The phone rang at the

exact moment I stepped into

the bath.

instant, point, time

money

noun coins or banknotes

» Sue played at being

grown-up and counting

the money she had earned.

capital, cash, dosh (Britain,

Australia, and New Zealand),

dough (informal), funds

mood

noun a state of mind » Liz has

been in a really cheerful mood

since getting a kitten.

frame of mind, humour,

spirits, state of mind,

temper

moody^1

adjective depressed or unhappy

» Tony was moody because

his father had woken him up.

irritable, morose, sulky,

sullen, huffy, ill-tempered,

testy, tetchy, touchy

moody^2

adjective liable to change your

mood » We were nervous

of visiting the moody old man.

temperamental, volatile,

capricious, mercurial

more

adjective greater than

something else » Belle has

more books than Peter.

added, additional,

extra, further

antonym: less

Belle has more books than Peter.

Sue played at being grown-up

and counting the money she

had earned.

moderate

move

(^1) verb to change position
» The race started and the
competitors began to move.
crawl
creep
edge
inch
scamper
scurry
slither scuttle
wriggle
jog
run
dart sprint
fly dash
hasten rush
stampede shoot
gallop
bolt
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