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| 1. | [ adjective ] of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | |
| Synonyms: | utmost uttermost | |
| Examples: | "extreme cold" "extreme caution" "extreme pleasure" "utmost contempt" "to the utmost degree" "in the uttermost distress" |
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| Related terms: | intense | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the furthest or highest degree of something | |
| Examples: | "he carried it to extremes" |
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| Related terms: | degree | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree | |
| Examples: | "an extreme example" "extreme temperatures" "extreme danger" |
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| Related terms: | immoderate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the point located farthest from the middle of something | |
| Synonyms: | extremum extreme_point | |
| Related terms: | extremity vertex | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] beyond a norm in views or actions | |
| Examples: | "an extreme conservative" "an extreme liberal" "extreme views on integration" "extreme opinions" |
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| Related terms: | immoderate | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] most distant in any direction | |
| Examples: | "the extreme edge of town" |
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| Related terms: | distant | |
| Similar spelling: |
extremely extremum extremism extremity extremist exothermic exothermal extrude exoteric extrovert extravert extra_time extra |
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