step-down vs moderation

moderation vs step-down

step-down and moderation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step-down	Yes	No	No	No
moderation	Yes	No	No	No

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

step-down: the act of decreasing or reducing something
moderation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Other hyponyms of step-down include cut, mitigation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

step-down (noun)	moderation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
	quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
	the trait of avoiding excesses
	a change for the better

Difference between step-down and moderation

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