Opposite of overly excessive in amount or degree
Opposite of unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude
Opposite of characterized by the love of luxury or the finer things in life
Opposite of inclined to waste or squander money or resources
Opposite of much too high, especially in price
“I love cheap thrills!”
Opposite of far beyond the norm in terms of public opinion
“Roosevelt was more of a conservative reformer than most businessmen understood.”
Opposite of devoted to pleasure
Opposite of not restrained, restricted or controlled
Opposite of characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury
Opposite of that has been described as greater or better than it actually is
Opposite of unjustified, without a reasonable cause or excuse
Opposite of plentiful or abundant in amount
Opposite of too bad to be justified, excused or tolerated
Opposite of obsessively passionate about or devoted to something
Opposite of exceeding the usual bounds of something
“The amount of vanilla extract that you need to mix in is very little.”
Opposite of very severe or serious
“Leaders hope that taking mild action today will dampen wage demands before they become significant.”
Opposite of large, ambitious, or impressive in scope or scale
“I made soup from organic vegetables which I had pre-ordered from a list of goodies from small, local producers.”
Opposite of severe or harsh in nature
“You would think the damage done in the last couple of years by lenient court rulings would have been enough to wake them up.”
Opposite of requiring more effort than could be reasonably expected or asked for
“Given the ample time they had to amend the education bill, the interns felt that it was an easy task to complete.”
Opposite of lacking discipline or restraint
“A really quiet and disciplined audience lost themselves in symphonies of Schubert and Mozart.”
Opposite of strict or exacting in standards
Opposite of showing signs of overindulgence in alcohol or other physical pleasures
Opposite of given, used, or occurring in generous amounts
Opposite of very fine in quality
“Remember how poor our wine was, unlike this glorious vintage.”
Opposite of favoring fundamental, usually extreme, change in political or social conditions
“Her tone was that of a conservative reactionary bemoaning the collapse of family values.”
Opposite of extreme in intensity
“The two opposing groups had a half-hearted fight before going their separate ways.”
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