modification vs moderation

moderation vs modification

modification and moderation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of modification 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.

modification (noun)	moderation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	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
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	a change for the better

Difference between modification and moderation

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