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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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As Salon has reported before, these things can appear extremely bright in the night sky, vexing astronomers and essentially censoring the stars.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Building nuclear reactors can be subject to extremely long delays, as recent examples in France and the UK have illustrated, at Flamanville-3 and Hinkley Point C.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In remarks at the White House, Trump said Macron’s wife “treats him extremely badly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Saturn spins extremely quickly, completing one rotation in just 10.7 hours.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The people who worked on the relevant Goldman Sachs mortgage bond trading desk were all extremely intelligent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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