unmoderated

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adjective

Not moderated; having no moderator.

“Unlike most Web-based discussion forums, traditional Usenet newsgroups are unmoderated.”

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untempered
OriginEnglish moderated ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunmoderated (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot moderated; having no moderator.

    Unlike most Web-based discussion forums, traditional Usenet newsgroups are unmoderated.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot made less extreme

Similar
untempered
Also see
untempered

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishmoderated
  9. Englishunmoderated

From un- + moderated.

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Cite this entry
APA

unmoderated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmoderated

MLA

“unmoderated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmoderated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmoderated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmoderated.

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