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- Dictionaryextreme/ɪkˈstriːm/
adjective
- 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: "extreme cold" Similar Opposite
- 2. furthest from the centre or a given point: "the extreme north-west of Scotland" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: "we represented opposite extremes of college society—he a member of the Old Guard, I one of the radicals" Similar Opposite
- 2. the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).
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EXTREME definition: 1. very large in amount or degree: 2. very severe or bad: 3. Extreme beliefs and political…. Learn more.
extreme: [adjective] existing in a very high degree. going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical. exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected.
9 meanings: 1. being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity 2. exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate 3..... Click for more definitions.
extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves; Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances. It can cause nausea and, in extreme cases, death. The ship got into difficulties in extreme conditions. She was forced to take extreme measures. Don't go doing anything extreme like leaving the country.
Something extreme is far out, either in terms of distance or intensity. Extreme sports are wild or dangerous, and an extreme height is very high.
Extreme definition: Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest.
a feeling, situation, way of behaving, etc. that is as different as possible from another or is opposite to it. extremes of love and hate; He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme (= changed from one extreme kind of behaviour to another).; She goes from one extreme to the other (= changes from one extreme kind of behaviour to another).; At the other extreme, the top 10 per cent receives 30 per cent of the nation's income.; between extremes He takes a position ...
EXTREME definition: 1. the most unusual or most serious possible: 2. very large in amount or degree: 3. having such…. Learn more.
Extreme definition: of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average. See examples of EXTREME used in a sentence.
Extreme definition: of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average. See examples of EXTREME used in a sentence.
