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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She was later diagnosed with an extremely rare form of ovarian cancer which mostly affects young people.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In a statement, Edmond de Rothschild said “the Group has not seen any significant adverse impact since the release of the DOJ files and its commercial position is extremely strong.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Investors generally don’t like companies with extremely high payout ratios, because the risk is higher that the dividend will be cut or canceled if the business turns down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In contrast, the earliest cell-like structures were extremely simple.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

“We made our boxes specifically for valentines,” Connor says, in a tone that implies this should be extremely obvious.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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