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extreme
[ ik-streem ]
adjective
- of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average:
extreme measures.
- utmost or exceedingly great in degree:
extreme joy.
Synonyms:
- farthest from the center or middle; outermost; endmost:
the extreme limits of a town.
Synonyms: , ,
- farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction:
an object at the extreme point of vision.
- exceeding the bounds of moderation:
extreme fashions.
- going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc.:
an extreme conservative.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- last or final:
extreme hopes.
- Chiefly Sports. very dangerous or difficult:
extreme skiing.
noun
- the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
cautious to an extreme.
- one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible:
the extremes of joy and grief.
- the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average:
extremes in dress.
- an extreme act, measure, condition, etc.:
the extreme of poverty.
- Mathematics.
- the first or the last term, as of a proportion or series.
- a relative maximum or relative minimum value of a function in a given region.
- Logic. the subject or the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism; either of two terms that are separated in the premises and brought together in the conclusion.
- Archaic. the utmost point, or extremity, of something.
extreme
/ ɪˈٰː /
adjective
- being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity
extreme cold
extreme difficulty
- exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate
extreme behaviour
- very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic
an extreme measure
- prenominal farthest or outermost in direction
the extreme boundary
- meteorol of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate
noun
- the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes )
- often plural either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities
extremes of temperature
- maths
- the first or last term of a series or a proportion
- a maximum or minimum value of a function
- logic the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism
Derived Forms
- ˈٰԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٰn noun
- v··ٰ adjective
- ܲȴ-·ٰ adjective
- p··ٰ adjective
- p··ٰly adverb
- super··ٰn noun
- ܲe·ٰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of extreme1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Without their phones students faced extreme hardship, according to attorneys affiliated with the National Lawyers Guild.
An extreme warning for wildfires takes effect on Wednesday in north-east, central and southern parts, lasting until Saturday.
It's during blocked weather patterns when we tend to see more extreme weather such as heatwaves and droughts in the spring and summer.
The former deputy head of China's statistics bureau, He Keng, admitted two years ago that the most "extreme estimate" is that there are now enough vacant homes for 3 billion people.
The CCC points to the rising number of deaths linked to extreme heat and hospitals themselves being vulnerable to hot weather.
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