Moderately
Moderately adverb - To some degree or extent.
Slowly and moderately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slowly" instead an adverb "Moderately".
Slowly
Slowly adverb - At a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected.
Moderately and slowly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Moderately" instead an adverb "Slowly".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- partially and moderately
- partially and slowly
- easily and moderately
- easily and slowly
- gradually and moderately
- gradually and slowly
- evenly and moderately
- evenly and slowly
- indifferently and moderately
- indifferently and slowly
- gently and moderately
- gently and slowly
- gingerly and moderately
- gingerly and slowly
Both words in one sentence
- The real PKM fires slowly enough that even a moderately-long burst could be kept on target with less effort than the player in this game needs.
Source: Law of Inverse Recoil - Live's "Lightning Crashes" starts off as a quiet electric guitar theme then slowly adds more drums and guitars and turns into a loud, moderately fast-paced alternative rock song.
Source: Song Style Shift - AI players in Black & White physically move over the map at a limited, moderately fast pace, and must (slowly) draw a spiral in the air to use the Gesture system and trigger their spells.
Source: Computers Are Fast
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Slowly and Moderately. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/moderately/slowly
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