alteration vs moderation

moderation vs alteration

alteration and moderation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
moderation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moderation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, moderation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
moderation: a change for the better

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	moderation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	the trait of avoiding excesses
	a change for the better

Difference between alteration and moderation

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