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   Ex·treme

   /ikˈstrēm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: "extreme cold" Similar utmostuttermostvery greatgreatestgreatest possiblemaximummaximalhighestultimatesupremeparamountgreatacutemajorintenseenormousseverehighsuperlativeexceptionalextraordinaryOpposite slight
   • ▪ not usual; exceptional: "in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged"
   • ▪ very severe or serious: "expulsion is an extreme sanction" Similar drasticseriousforcefuldesperatedireradicalfar-reachingmomentousconsequentialsubstantialunrelentingunbendingunyieldingremorselessuncompromisingunmitigatedheavysharpsevereausteresternharshtoughstrictrigorousswingeingpunishingpunitiveexcessiveoppressivedraconianferociousOpposite mild
   • ▪ (of a person or their opinions) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, especially politically: "the party has expelled some of its more extreme members" Similar radicalextremistimmoderateexaggeratedintemperateoutrageousunreasonablefanaticaldiehardoverzealousrevolutionaryrebelrebellioussubversivemilitantcombativeinformal:over the topOTTswivel-eyedOpposite moderate
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or whitewater rafting: "extreme sports like snowboarding" Similar dangeroushazardousriskyhigh-riskrecklessfoolhardydaredevilbreakneckdaringadventurousOpposite safetame
   • 2. furthest from the center or a given point; outermost: "the extreme northwest of Scotland" Similar furthestfarthestfurthermostfarthermostfurthest/farthest awayveryutmostoutermostmost distantaftermostendmostultimatefinallastterminalremotestrare:outmostOpposite near

   noun

   • 1. either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: "unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other" Similar oppositeantithesis(other) side of the coin(opposite) polecontrary(exclusive) alternativeopposing pairrare:antipodeOpposite medium
   • ▪ the highest or most extreme degree of something: "extremes of temperature" Similar limitextremityhighest/greatest degreemaximumheighthighlowceilingtopzenithpinnaclepeakapexclimaxultimateoptimumacmeepitomeOpposite minimum
   • ▪ a very severe or serious act: "he was unwilling to go to the extreme of civil war"
   • 2. the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin extremus ‘outermost, utmost’, superlative of exterus ‘outer’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. extremeness noun

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   Oct 29, 2020 · An extreme event is a time and place in which weather, climate, or environmental conditions—such as temperature, precipitation, drought, or flooding—rank above a threshold value near the upper or lower ends of the range of historical measurements.

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   Definition of extreme adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   extreme adjective, adverb, & noun. Meaning & use. adjective. 1.a. 1503–. Outermost, farthest from the centre (of any area); endmost, situated at either of the ends (of a line, series, or scale: opposed to mean ). extreme parts (of the body): the ‘extremities’, hands, feet, fingers, toes, etc. ( obsolete or archaic ). 1503.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of. extreme. in English. extreme. Thesaurus > greater than the usual level or amount > extreme. These are words and phrases related to extreme. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of extreme.

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   Definition of extreme noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. extreme. noun. OPAL W OPAL S. /ɪkˈstriːm/ Idioms. a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to it. extremes of love and hate.

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   extremely (adv.), extremeness (n.) in or to the greatest degree. The meaning of extreme. Definition of extreme. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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   Meaning of extreme in Essential English Dictionary. extreme. adjective. uk / ɪkˈstriːm/ the worst or most serious: extreme weather conditions. very large in amount or degree: extreme pain. at the furthest point of something: in the extreme south of the island.