extreme

Meaning

Adj

1. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
2. In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
3. Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
4. Drastic, or of great severity.
5. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
6. (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.

Noun

1. The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
2. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
3. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) One of the last moments of life.
4. A drastic expedient.
5. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) Hardships, straits.
6. Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Adv

Extremely.

Opposite of

closest, nearest, least, moderate, reasonable

Synonyms

excessive

utmost

radical

greatest

extremity

intense

severe

uttermost

ultimate

very

most

extraordinary

drastic

immoderate

maximum

supreme

top

🔝

strong

great

end

🔚

summit

deep

very great

final

climax

ultra

extremum

dire

outermost

extreme point

exceptional

utter

farthest

too much

superlative

strict

special

boundary

serious

stupendous

tremendous

extremal

deadly

last

excess

extremely

critical

‼️

limit

extremist

overdo

Translations

extrême

estremo

extremo

extrem

extreem

extremo

Extrem

extrem

excessif

estrema

extreme

uiterst

äußerst

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪkˈstɹiːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

Sentences

This is called self-focusing and in extreme cases leads to material destruction .