Select the word that is opposite in meaning (ANTONYM) to the word given below.

Fanatic

Moderate

The word that is opposite in meaning to the word fanatic is moderate.

• Fanatic means "having or showing excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion to a particular cause or belief."
• Moderate means "not extreme or excessive in opinion, behavior, or practice."

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of "fanatic."

• Militant means "combative and aggressive in support of a cause."
• Sectarian means "relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects."
• Zealot means "a person who is fanatically devoted to a particular cause."