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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In a press release Mr. Tucker describes “Othello” as “an extremely racist play”—an arguable if not dubious assertion, and one that isn’t much illuminated by the production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Instead, it would contain an extremely small level of inherent uncertainty.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

"Huw was extremely lucky to be able to get Zanidatamab through doctors in London," Gareth added.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The record quarter was driven largely by a small number of extremely large transactions.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Glass objects from the Byzantine era were extremely rare.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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