Difference between Moderate and Tame

What is the difference between Moderate and Tame?

Moderate as an adjective is not excessive; acting in moderation while Tame as an adjective is not wild; domestic, mild, well-behaved

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: My lesson from history is that if there is a strong moderate centrist party which can lead the country, there is no room for extremists from the right or left.

Tame

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make something tameto become tame

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not wild; domestic, mild, well-behaved

Example sentence: You don't hire Kehinde Wiley to have a tame painting.

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

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