go to extremes

VERB

burn the candle at both ends

Synonyms

WEAK

bite off more than one can chew go too far keep one's nose to the grindstone overdo overextend oneself slave spread oneself too thin stay on the treadmill take on too much

VERB

exaggerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize overestimate

STRONG

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up cook up lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

WEAK

depreciate minimize understate

VERB

hyperbolize

Synonyms

STRONG

amplify boast boost brag caricature color corrupt distort embroider emphasize enlarge exalt expand fabricate falsify fudge heighten hike inflate

WEAK

blow out of proportion blow up out of proportion build up cook up

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge be modest compress condense contract curtail decrease deprecate lessen lower reduce shorten shrink tell the truth

Example Sentences

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But if you’re a long-term investor, financial advisers almost always say you should never go to extremes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Army officer, Funston was willing to go to extremes to crush the sort of independence movement he had supported in Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

But metal can also go to extremes in other directions, as with glacially paced doom bands.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Susan Hilferty’s costumes go to extremes of glamour and bagel-adorned zaniness, so it’s almost a relief when Fanny is given something flatteringly simple to wear.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022

"It cannot be he will go to extremes."

From A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois by Bennet, Robert Ames

go to extremes

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