English word

Extreme

Definitions

adjective

  1. existing in a very high degree
  2. going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical
  3. exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected
  4. lastarchaic
  5. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
  6. most advanced or thoroughgoing
  7. maximum
  8. of, relating to, or being an outdoor activity or a form of a sport (such as skiing) that involves an unusually high degree of physical risk
  9. involved in an extreme sport

Synonyms for extreme

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • farthest

Synonyms by context

(neutral or positive) Of a high or the highest degree or intensity

adjective

Very severe or serious

adjective

  • radical
  • excessive
  • dire
  • drastic
  • desperate
  • harsh
  • stern
  • strict
  • unbending

Furthest from the center or a given point

adjective

  • furthest
  • ultimate
  • final
  • furthermost
  • outermost
  • remotest
  • farthermost
  • last

The highest or most extreme degree of something

noun

  • limit
  • extremity
  • acme
  • apex
  • ceiling
  • climax
  • height
  • peak

Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible

noun

  • opposite
  • contrary
  • antithesis
  • pole
  • alternative
  • antipode
  • opposite pole
  • exclusive alternative
  • opposing pair
  • side of the coin

An intense concentration of force or power

noun

  • vehemency
  • ferocity
  • vehemence
  • fervency
  • violence
  • severity
  • wildness
  • forcefulness
  • strength
  • intenseness

Antonyms for extreme

  • middling
  • default

(neutral or positive) Opposite of of a high or the highest degree or intensity

Opposite of very severe or serious

  • mild
  • insignificant
  • middling
  • lenient
  • minimal
  • minor
  • temperate
  • trifling

Opposite of furthest from the center or a given point

  • centermost
  • innermost
  • center
  • central
  • centre
  • inmost
  • middle
  • middlemost
  • inner
  • inside

Opposite of the highest or most extreme degree of something

  • minimum
  • base
  • bottom
  • least
  • lowest
  • narrowest
  • slightest
  • bare minimum
  • bottom level
  • lower limit

Opposite of either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible

  • commonality
  • congruity
  • similarity
  • similitude
  • commonalty
  • resemblance
  • correspondence
  • parallel

Opposite of the furthest or most extreme point or limit of something

  • aid
  • beginning
  • blessing
  • boon
  • commencement

Phrases

  • greatest amount of
  • greatest possible
  • most extreme
  • mother of all
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