Moderately
Moderately adverb - To some degree or extent.
Nearly and moderately are semantically related in to some extent topic. In some cases you can use "Nearly" instead an adverb "Moderately".
Nearly
Nearly adverb - To a close degree.
Moderately and nearly are semantically related in to some extent topic. Sometimes you can use "Moderately" instead an adverb "Nearly".
Nearby Word: near
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- somewhat and moderately
- somewhat and nearly
- rather and moderately
- rather and nearly
- fairly and moderately
- fairly and nearly
- pretty and moderately
- pretty and nearly
- to some extent and moderately
- to some extent and nearly
- partially and moderately
- partially and nearly
- halfway and moderately
- halfway and nearly
Both words in one sentence
- It's moderately useful against enemies that walk right into your attacks, but worthless against nearly everything else.
Source: Scrappy Weapon -
This turns campaign battles into a Luck-Based Mission in the San d'Oria areas, because an attack by the werewolf squad is either a moderately easy win or a nearly guaranteed loss depending on the moon phase.
Source: Geo Effects -
Dragon Age: Origins mixes it up a little with the Scary Large Ambiguously Brown Qunari Sten, who tends to speak very little and utilize a very big stick (the game lighting renders him a moderately-dark brown, though the texture maps for his skin are nearly black).
Source: Scary Black Man
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