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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Ballots postmarked on or before election day are accepted seven days after the election, so in extremely close races, it can take days just to receive all relevant ballots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Responding to the judge's two-page order last week, a DOJ spokesperson said they were "extremely confident" in the legality of the scheme.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“That ratio, historically, is extremely low,” Arbeter said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

One area of focus will be "hot Jupiters," giant planets roughly the size of Jupiter that orbit extremely close to their stars.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

It all sounds easy enough, but in practice, starting that chain reaction is an extremely tricky process.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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