extremely

[ik-streem-lee] / ɪkˈstrim li /

ADVERB

greatly, intensely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acutely awfully exceedingly exceptionally excessively extraordinarily highly hugely immensely inordinately intensely overly quite remarkably severely strikingly terribly terrifically too totally uncommonly unduly unusually utterly very

WEAK

almighty drastically exorbitantly immoderately markedly mortally notably over overmuch parlous plenty powerful prohibitively radically rarely surpassingly to nth degree too much ultra violently vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely little

WEAK

mildly moderately

Example Sentences

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Building and scaling physical quantum computers is an extremely capital-intensive business, meaning a dominant market position doesn’t automatically translate to profitability.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

Michelle Morris, Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, said: "This represents an extremely serious injustice to Mr P and to his family."

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“I have heard that the extension was not approved, and that’s extremely frustrating. Without this extension, critical infrastructure will be even further delayed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The quantum Hall effect occurs when electricity flows through extremely thin materials exposed to a magnetic field.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Because his own education had been prohibited, his children’s was extremely important to him.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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