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extreme

[ik-streem] / ɪkˈstrim /
ADJECTIVE
very great
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute intense severe utmost
STRONG
high maximum sovereign top ultimate uttermost
WEAK
consummate highest maximal supreme
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm dull mild moderate
STRONG
inferior least low lowest unimportant
WEAK
close limited near
ADJECTIVE
beyond reason and convention
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolute dire drastic egregious exaggerated exceptional excessive extraordinary harsh irrational outrageous radical remarkable severe sheer unreasonable unusual utter
STRONG
desperate gross overkill stern
WEAK
downright extravagant fabulous fanatical flagrant immoderate improper imprudent inordinate intemperate nonsensical out of proportion out-and-out preposterous rabid rigid strict thorough unbending uncommon uncompromising unconventional unseemly zealous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm common easy familiar good logical mild moderate nice normal ordinary pleasing reasonable regular sensible uncertain usual
WEAK
close limited near
ADJECTIVE
faraway
Synonyms
STRONGEST
utmost
STRONG
final last terminal ultimate uttermost
WEAK
far-off farthest furthermost most distant outermost outmost remotest
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning first initial introductory opening starting
WEAK
close limited mild moderate near
NOUN
ultimate; limit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depth excess height
STRONG
acme apex apogee boundary ceiling climax consummation crest crown culmination edge end extremity maximum nadir peak pinnacle pole termination top utmost uttermost zenith
WEAK
bitter end inordinancy nth degree
Antonyms
STRONG
base beginning bottom commencement inside interior minimum nadir opening start

Example Sentences

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But still, I’m not sure we should reject the impulse to explore extreme ideas to stop global heating, since the current consensus seems to be doing next to nothing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

And while their mission demands extreme precision, there is still room for childlike levity.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

These discoveries helped establish that life can exist without sunlight, reshaping scientific understanding of extreme environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

But the FIA was concerned that speed drop-off in the second part of the straights would be so extreme F1 would have an image problem.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Its informal name, dead-man's tree, is owed to its extreme toxicity; nearly every part of the umdhlebi tree is poisonous.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.