extreme
adjective
1. of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
- extreme cold
- extreme caution
- extreme pleasure
Similar word(s): intense, utmost, uttermost
2. far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
- an extreme example
- extreme temperatures
- extreme danger
Similar word(s): immoderate
3. beyond a norm in views or actions
- an extreme conservative
- an extreme liberal
- extreme views on integration
Similar word(s): immoderate
4. most distant in any direction
- the extreme edge of town
Similar word(s): distant
Sentences with extreme as an adjective:
- At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
- He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
- His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
- I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
- Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
- the extreme hour of life
adverb
1. (archaic) Extremely.
noun
1. the furthest or highest degree of something
- he carried it to extremes
Definition categories: attribute, degree, grade, level
2. the point located farthest from the middle of something
Similar word(s): extremum
Definition categories: location, extremity
Sentences with extreme as a noun:
- extremes of temperature