- extreme
- 1. adjective
1)
extreme danger
Syn:utmost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, exceptional, extraordinaryAnt:slight2)extreme measures
Syn:drastic, serious, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential; heavy, sharp, severe, austere, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, oppressive, draconianAnt:mild3)extreme views
Syn:radical, extremist, immoderate, fanatical, revolutionary, rebel, subversive, militant, far-right, far-leftAnt:moderate4)extreme sports
Syn:dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk, adventurousAnt:tame, safe5)the extreme north
Syn:furthest, farthest, furthermost, far, very, utmost; archaic outmostAnt:near2. noun1)the two extremes
Syn:opposite, antithesis, side of the coin, (opposite) pole, antipode2)this attitude is taken to its extreme in the following quote
Syn:limit, extremity, highest/greatest degree, maximum, height, top, zenith, peak, ne plus ultra•
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