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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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Driven in part by concerns over the rising cost of healthcare, 28% of those ages 55-60 said they were extremely concerned about finances, compared with 14% of Boomers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Colleagues say that she could be extremely generous, adding mentees to grants and papers and creating opportunities in their careers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In a study published in Advanced Photonics Nexus, researchers developed a compact optical wireless transmitter that delivers both extremely high speeds and improved energy efficiency.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

"Very shortly, we are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks," Trump said.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Suspicion quickly focused on Captain Alfred Dreyfus, for a pair of extremely bad reasons.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.