Synonyms for extreme
ɪkˈstrimex·treme

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1. extremeadjective

   Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

   At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.

   Synonyms:
   outermost, furthest, remote, distant, far

   Antonyms:
   close, near

2. extremeadjective

   In the greatest or highest degree; intense.

   He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.

   Synonyms:
   great, high

   Antonyms:
   least

3. extremeadjective

   Excessive, or far beyond the norm.

   His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.

   Synonyms:
   much, excessive

   Antonyms:
   reasonable, moderate

4. extremeadjective

   Drastic, or of great severity.

   I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.

   Synonyms:
   severe, drastic

   Antonyms:
   moderate, reasonable

5. extremeadjective

   Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

   Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.

   Synonyms:
   dangerous

6. extremeadjective

   Ultimate, final or last.

   Synonyms:
   final, ultimate, last

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1. extreme

   The widely divergent senses in which the word radical is used, by which it can be at some time interchanged with any word in the above list, are all formed upon the one primary sense of having to do with or proceeding from the root (Latin radix); a radical difference is one that springs from the root, and is thus constitutional, essential, fundamental, organic, original; a radical change is one that does not stop at the surface, but reaches down to the very root, and is entire, thorough, total; since the majority find superficial treatment of any matter the easiest and most comfortable, radical measures, which strike at the root of evil or need, are apt to be looked upon as extreme.

   Synonyms:
   complete, constitutional, entire, essential, fundamental, ingrained, innate, native, natural, organic, original, perfect, positive, primitive, radical, thorough, thoroughgoing, total

   Antonyms:
   conservative, inadequate, incomplete, moderate, palliative, partial, slight, superficial, tentative, trial

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1. extreme

   Synonyms:
   terminal, final, remote, utmost, farthest, last, extravagant, immoderate, most violent, distant, ultimate

   Antonyms:
   initial, primal, moderate, judicious

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1. extremenoun

   the furthest or highest degree of something

   "he carried it to extremes"

   Synonyms:
   extreme point, extremum

   Antonyms:
   mild, close, moderate

2. extreme point, extreme, extremumadjective

   the point located farthest from the middle of something

   Synonyms:
   extreme point, extremum, peak

   Antonyms:
   moderate, mild, close

3. extreme, utmost(a), uttermost(a)adjective

   of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

   "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress"

   Antonyms:
   moderate, close, mild

4. extremeadjective

   far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree

   "an extreme example"; "extreme temperatures"; "extreme danger"

   Synonyms:
   uttermost(a), utmost(a)

   Antonyms:
   moderate, close, mild

5. extremeadjective

   beyond a norm in views or actions

   "an extreme conservative"; "an extreme liberal"; "extreme views on integration"; "extreme opinions"

   Synonyms:
   uttermost(a), utmost(a)

   Antonyms:
   moderate, mild, close

6. extremeadjective

   most distant in any direction

   "the extreme edge of town"

   Synonyms:
   uttermost(a), utmost(a)

   Antonyms:
   close, moderate, mild

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1. extremeadjective

   Synonyms:
   outermost, utmost, farthest, uttermost, most distant, most remote

2. extremeadjective

   Synonyms:
   greatest, highest, of the highest degree, of the rarest kind

3. extremeadjective

   Synonyms:
   last, final, ultimate

4. extremenoun

   Synonyms:
   end, extremity

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1. extremeadjective

   Synonyms:
   outermost, utmost, farthest, last, final, ultimate, ultra, radical, fanatical

2. extremenoun

   Synonyms:
   extremity, acme, climax

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1. List of paraphrases for "extreme":

   extremes, abject, extremist, ends, extremely, utmost, dire, absolute, radical, far, severe, end, exceptional, endpoints, paramount, extraordinary, acute, very, excessive

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1. List of known nicknames for "Extreme":

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1. Jaimie Fuller:

   The drastic nature of this call stresses the extreme problems faced by FIFA.

2. Fox News:

   You hope that, even with the delays we're seeing, the older children, some of the extreme emotional problems, that there will be a way through that, but, that's why it's really just horrific what we've put young people through, and all these … I think a lot of the people that are making the decisions are protected from it. They were wealthy enough, or cloistered enough that they didn't feel the ramifications. And particularly when we're talking about poor children who don't have resources at home, it just breaks my heart to think about what we put them through.

3. European Securities and Markets Authority:

   The results of the test shows that the system of EU CCPs can overall be assessed as resilient to the stress scenarios used to model extreme but plausible market developments.

4. Patrick Pouyanne:

   At this rhythm, there could be a shortfall of supply and a counter shock. There could be a shortfall of about 5 million barrels in that horizon, which is a lot. All of this because volatility has been extreme.

5. President Biden:

   I don’t think the court, or for that matter, the Republicans who for decades have pushed the extreme agenda, have a clue about the power of American women, but they're about to find out.