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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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   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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   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.

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   Definition of extreme. Best online English dictionaries for children, with kid-friendly definitions, integrated thesaurus for kids, images, and animations. Spanish and Chinese language support available.

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'extremely' Word Frequency. extremely. (ɪkstrimli ) adverb [ADV adj/adv] You use extremely in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize that the specified quality is present to a very great degree. [emphasis] My cellphone is extremely useful. Three of them are working extremely well.

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   Definition of extremely adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. extremely. adverb. /ɪkˈstrimli/ (usually with adjectives and adverbs) to a very high degree extremely important/useful/complicated She found it extremely difficult to get a job. Their new CD is selling extremely well.