moderation vs modification

modification vs moderation

moderation and modification both are nouns.

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

As nouns, modification is a hypernym of moderation; that is, modification is a word with a broader meaning than moderation:

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

Other hypernyms of moderation include alteration, change.

moderation (noun)	modification (noun)
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	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
the trait of avoiding excesses	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
a change for the better	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between moderation and modification

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