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extremes

NOUN

extremity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

terminus

STRONG

acme acuteness adversity apex apogee border bound boundary brim brink butt climax consummation crisis depth disaster edge end excess extreme frontier height last margin maximum nadir outside pinnacle plight pole remote rim setback terminal termination tip top trouble verge vertex zenith

WEAK

dire straits

Antonyms

STRONG

aid base beginning blessing boon bottom center commencement good fortune good luck help inside interior middle minimum nadir opening peace prosperity start success

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Growing up, Perry was caught between two extremes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Doctors say the looksmaxxing trend ranges from healthy behaviors that can be taken to extremes to the downright dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Rockefeller just took it to extremes, so that all the workers were his people.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Also read: The ‘meme stock’ craze is getting close to post-tariff-announcement extremes, according to JPMorgan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

In the weeks and months that followed the Diallo shooting, for example, as the case made headlines around the world, the argument over what happened that night veered back and forth between two extremes.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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