Difference between Moderate and Limited

What is the difference between Moderate and Limited?

Moderate as an adjective is not excessive; acting in moderation while Limited as an adjective is with certain (oft. specified) limits placed upon it.

Moderate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not excessive; acting in moderation Mediocre Average priced; standard-deal (US politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in a political context Similar middle-grounder in any other context.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reduce the excessiveness of (something) To become less excessive To preside over (something) as a moderator To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise

Example sentence: Believe it or not, some Western analysts in the 1930s insisted that Stalin was a 'moderate,' controlled by extremists like the secret police chief Nikolai Yezhov.

Limited

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: With certain (oft. specified) limits placed upon it.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.

Example sentence: Beauty is subjective and should not be limited to only what we see on the outside.

We hope you now know whether to use Moderate or Limited in your sentence.

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