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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He's been extremely positive when he's spoken to the media recently, despite Arsenal's poor form.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

He ‘became . . . extremely proficient at lying to us,” says the ex-congressman’s close friend Sen. Gallego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The system also includes a small antenna that sends data wirelessly by reflecting existing radio frequency signals, which keeps energy use extremely low.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

“Selling assets would be extremely disruptive to financial markets. It would tighten financial conditions and result in notably lower risk-asset values,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

But zirconium has one drawback: At extremely high heat, it reacts with steam.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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