Thesaurus / extreme
FEEDBACKHow to use extreme in a sentence
Practise gliding in the form of inflection, or slide, from one extreme of pitch to another.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKThe controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKAs a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINNothing but an extreme love of truth could have hindered me from concealing this part of my story.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTIt stands at one extreme of our currency, with a dollar of gold set aside behind each dollar of paper.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPSOur beloved Queen had drawn the teeth of the Turkish counter-attack on our extreme left.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONRather late that evening we administered extreme unction to him, for otherwise he was sufficiently prepared for it.
THE JESUIT RELATIONS AND ALLIED DOCUMENTS, VOL. II: ACADIA, 1612-1614VARIOUSThe average citizen of three generations ago was probably not aware that he was an extreme individualist.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKIt was held to be certain death to climb to its summit, and foolhardy in the extreme to go far up its sides.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONMegaloblasts are found in pernicious anemia, and with extreme rarity in any other condition.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO EXTREME
- aerial
- airy
- colossal
- elevated
- extraordinary
- extravagant
- extreme
- fantastic
- gigantic
- great
- high
- immoderate
- imperial
- imposing
- impressive
- inordinate
- intense
- lofty
- magnificent
- massive
- mighty
- monumental
- outstanding
- paramount
- preeminent
- prodigious
- skyscraping
- soaring
- spiring
- stately
- stupendous
- sublime
- superior
- supreme
- surpassing
- tall
- towery
- transcendent
- tremendous
- ultimate
- undue
- unmatchable
- unmeasurable
- aberrant
- abnormal
- anomalous
- arcane
- bizarre
- curious
- eccentric
- egregious
- exceptional
- exotic
- extraordinary
- extreme
- fantastic
- few
- freakish
- infrequent
- irregular
- noteworthy
- novel
- odd
- original
- out of the ordinary
- out of the way
- outre
- outré
- peculiar
- prodigious
- queer
- rare
- remarkable
- scarce
- seldom
- singular
- sporadic
- startling
- strange
- surprising
- unaccustomed
- unconventional
- uncustomary
- unfamiliar
- unheard of
- unique
- unorthodox
- unusual
- weird
- disproportionate
- exceeding
- exorbitant
- extravagant
- extreme
- forbidden
- ill-timed
- illegal
- immoderate
- improper
- inappropriate
- inapt
- indecorous
- inept
- inordinate
- intemperate
- needless
- overmuch
- sinister
- too great
- too much
- unapt
- uncalled-for
- unconscionable
- underhanded
- undeserved
- unfair
- unfitting
- unjust
- unjustifiable
- unjustified
- unmeasurable
- unreasonable
- unseasonable
- unseemly
- unsuitable
- untimely
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- absonant
- arbitrary
- costing an arm and a leg
- dear
- excessive
- exorbitant
- extortionate
- extreme
- far-out
- illegitimate
- immoderate
- improper
- inordinate
- intemperate
- out of bounds
- overkill
- overmuch
- peremptory
- posh
- pricey
- senseless
- steep
- stiff
- too great
- too much
- too-too
- uncalled-for
- unconscionable
- undue
- unfair
- unjust
- unjustifiable
- unlawful
- unrightful
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- up to here
- way-out
- wrongful
- absonant
- arbitrary
- costing an arm and a leg
- dear
- excessive
- exorbitant
- extortionate
- extreme
- far-out
- illegitimate
- illogical
- immoderate
- improper
- inordinate
- intemperate
- irrational
- out of bounds
- overkill
- overmuch
- peremptory
- posh
- pricey
- senseless
- steep
- stiff
- too great
- too much
- too-too
- uncalled-for
- unconscionable
- undue
- unfair
- unjust
- unjustifiable
- unlawful
- unrightful
- unwarrantable
- unwarranted
- up to here
- way-out
- wrongful
- acuteness
- anxiety
- ardor
- concentration
- deepness
- depth
- earnestness
- emotion
- emphasis
- energy
- excess
- excitement
- extreme
- extremity
- fanaticism
- ferment
- ferociousness
- ferocity
- fervency
- fervor
- fierceness
- fire
- force
- forcefulness
- fury
- high pitch
- intenseness
- keenness
- magnitude
- might
- nervousness
- pitch
- potency
- power
- severity
- sharpness
- strain
- strength
- tenseness
- tension
- vehemence
- vigor
- violence
- volume
- weightiness
- wildness
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