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   extreme

   /ɪkˈstriːm/

   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) far from moderate, especially politically: "groups of his more extreme supporters rioted in front of parliament" Similar radicalextremistimmoderateexaggeratedintemperateoutrageousunreasonablefanaticaldiehardoverzealousrevolutionaryrebelrebellioussubversivemilitantcombativeinformal:over the topOTTswivel-eyedOpposite moderate
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great risk: "extreme sports like snowboarding" Similar dangeroushazardousriskyhigh-riskrecklessfoolhardydaredevilbreakneckdaringadventurousOpposite safetame
   • 2. furthest from the centre or a given point: "the extreme north-west 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: "we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals" 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 measure: "the extreme of applying for poor relief"
   • 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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   The meaning of EXTREME is existing in a very high degree. How to use extreme in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Extreme.

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   EXTREME definition: 1. very large in amount or degree: 2. very severe or bad: 3. Extreme beliefs and political…. Learn more.

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   You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal.

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   Define extreme. extreme synonyms, extreme pronunciation, extreme translation, English dictionary definition of extreme. adj. 1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field. 2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very...

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   EXTREME definition: 1. the most unusual or most serious possible: 2. very large in amount or degree: 3. having such…. Learn more.

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

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   Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high. When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place.

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   The utmost imaginable or tolerable degree of anything; a very high degree. Also in phrases in the extreme, to an extreme, to the extreme; in extremes…

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    The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold. They are living in extreme poverty. Extreme accuracy is required. She went on an extreme diet. Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime. This situation calls for extreme [= drastic] measures. The plan was rejected as too extreme.

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    EXTREME meaning: 1. very large in amount or degree: 2. very severe or bad: 3. Extreme beliefs and political…. Learn more.