Moderate and Recusant

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Moderate adjective - Avoiding extremes in behavior or expression.

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Recusant is an antonym for moderate.

Recusant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Moderate is an antonym for recusant in topics: reckless, deviating by extremes.

Nearby Word: recusancy

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Recusant and Moderate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/moderate/recusant

Moderate & Recusant. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/moderate/recusant>.

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