Definitions

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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One fan of value stocks, Brian Kersmanc of GQG Partners, is worried about what he called the “complete euphoria” for all things AI, but conceded that “calling a top is extremely hard to do.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Alnour Mohamed Ali, a Sudanese national, was given a 27-month sentence having previously admitted to steering an extremely crowded dinghy carrying 74 people in April.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

University of Hawaii oceanographer Craig Smith, who discovered the first whale fall in 1987 but was not involved in the new research, told AFP it was "extremely exciting".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

However, concerns remain because TFA continues to accumulate and may be extremely difficult to remove once it enters the environment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

The boy looked to be a bit older than Jack, maybe fifteen, and was wearing extremely rich clothing, obvious even from a distance.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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