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EH0 K S T R IY1 M
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Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
Antonyms: closest, nearest
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: greatest, highest, dreadful
Antonyms: least
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immoderate, unrestrained, devilish, excessive, de trop, extravagant, extreme, intemperate, lavish, nimious, obscene, overmuch, overweening, over the top, prodigal, undue, unmeasured, unreasonable, wanton
Antonyms: moderate, reasonable
Drastic, or of great severity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drastic, severe
Antonyms: moderate, reasonable
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dangerous
Antonyms: none provided
Ultimate, final or last.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: final, last, ultimate, extreme, conclusive, decisive, definitive, endly, endsome, hindermost, hindmost, terminal
Antonyms: none provided
Extremely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
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Antonyms: none provided
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: pole
Antonyms: none provided
One of the last moments of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A drastic expedient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
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Synonyms: none provided
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Hardships, straits.
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Usage: obsolete, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 14
most distant in any direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
extreme cold extreme caution extreme pleasure utmost contempt to the utmost degree in the uttermost distress
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: utmost(a), uttermost(a)
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 16
far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an extreme example extreme temperatures extreme danger
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 17
beyond a norm in views or actions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an extreme conservative an extreme liberal extreme views on integration extreme opinions
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the furthest or highest degree of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he carried it to extremes
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degree, grade, level
the point located farthest from the middle of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extreme point, extremum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: extremity
Narrower terms: vertex, peak, apex, acme
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.
Across languages
Translations 223 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
skai
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Arabic :
الْأُقْصَى
(al-ʔuqṣā)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Arabic :
الْأَبْعَد
(al-ʔabʕad)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Belarusian :
кра́йні
(krájni)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Bulgarian :
краен
(kraen)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Bulgarian :
най-далечен
(naj-dalečen)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Catalan :
extrem
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Chinese Mandarin :
盡頭 /尽头
(jìntóu)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Chinese Mandarin :
末端
(mòduān)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Dutch :
afgelegen
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Esperanto :
ekstrema
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Esperanto :
plej fora
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Finnish :
äärimmäinen
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Finnish :
laita-
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Finnish :
ääri-
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Finnish :
laitimmainen
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Finnish :
reuna-
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
French :
extrême
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Galician :
extremo
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Galician :
estremeiro
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Galician :
cabeiro
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
German :
extrem
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Hungarian :
szélső
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Ingrian :
äärimäin
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Ingrian :
reunimain
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Italian :
estremo
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Japanese :
末端の
(mattan no)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Latin :
extrēmus
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Polish :
skrajny
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Portuguese :
extremo
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Russian :
кра́йний
(krájnij)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Russian :
да́льний
(dálʹnij)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Spanish :
extremo
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Swedish :
avlägsen
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Ukrainian :
кра́йній
(krájnij)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Ukrainian :
дале́кий
(dalékyj)
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Vietnamese :
điểm cực
— of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost
Arabic :
شَدِيد
(šadīd)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Armenian :
ծայրահեղ
(cayraheġ)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Belarusian :
экстрэма́льны
(ekstremálʹny)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Bulgarian :
екстремен
(ekstremen)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Catalan :
extrem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Chinese Mandarin :
極度的 /极度的
(jídùde)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Chinese Mandarin :
極大的 /极大的
(jídàde)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Czech :
extrémní
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Czech :
krajní
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Danish :
ekstrem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Dutch :
extreem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Dutch :
extreme
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Dutch :
intens
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Dutch :
intense
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Finnish :
äärimmäinen
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Finnish :
kova
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Finnish :
ankara
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
French :
extrême
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Galician :
extremo
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
German :
extrem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Gothic :
𐌰𐌱𐍂𐍃
(abrs)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Haitian Creole :
ekstrèm
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Hungarian :
szélsőséges
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Hungarian :
extrém
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Hungarian :
végletes
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Indonesian :
ekstrem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Italian :
estremo
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Japanese :
極度の
(kyokudo no)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Khmer :
ក្រៃលែង
(krailaeng)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Latin :
extrēmus
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Polish :
skrajny
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Portuguese :
extremo
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Russian :
экстрема́льный
(ekstremálʹnyj)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Swedish :
extrem
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Tagalog :
matindi
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Ukrainian :
екстрема́льний
(ekstremálʹnyj)
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Vietnamese :
cực đại
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Vietnamese :
cực độ
— in the greatest or highest degree; intense
Arabic :
غَيْر اِعْتِيَادِيّ
(ḡayr iʕtiyādiyy)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Armenian :
ծայրահեղ
(cayraheġ)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Azerbaijani :
ifrat
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Belarusian :
празме́рны
(prazmjérny)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Belarusian :
экстрэма́льны
(ekstremálʹny)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Bulgarian :
извънреден
(izvǎnreden)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Catalan :
extrem
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Chinese Mandarin :
極端的 /极端的
(jíduānde)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Dutch :
extreem
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Dutch :
extreme
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Dutch :
overmatig
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Dutch :
overmatige
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Finnish :
äärimmäinen
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Finnish :
törkeä
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Finnish :
liiallinen
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Finnish :
yletön
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
French :
extrême
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
French :
excessif
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Galician :
extremo
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
German :
extrem
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Hebrew :
קיצוני
(kitsoní)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Hungarian :
szélsőséges
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Hungarian :
extrém
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Ido :
extrema
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Italian :
estremo
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Japanese :
極端な
(kyokutan na)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Khmer :
ក្រៃលែង
(krailaeng)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Korean :
극단적
(geukdanjeok)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Māori :
inati
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Navajo :
doodagóó
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Polish :
nadzwyczajny
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Portuguese :
excessivo
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Russian :
чрезме́рный
(črezmérnyj)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Russian :
экстрема́льный
(ekstremálʹnyj)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Thai :
สุดโต่ง
(sùt-dtòong)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Ottoman Turkish :
آشیری
(aşırı)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Ukrainian :
надмі́рний
(nadmírnyj)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Ukrainian :
екстрема́льний
(ekstremálʹnyj)
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Vietnamese :
cực đoan
— excessive, or far beyond the norm
Arabic :
خَطِير
(ḵaṭīr)
— drastic, or of great severity
Armenian :
ծայրահեղ
(cayraheġ)
— drastic, or of great severity
Azerbaijani :
fövqəladə
— drastic, or of great severity
Bulgarian :
драстичен
(drastičen)
— drastic, or of great severity
Catalan :
extrem
— drastic, or of great severity
Chinese Mandarin :
激烈的
(jīliède)
— drastic, or of great severity
Dutch :
extreem
— drastic, or of great severity
Dutch :
extreme
— drastic, or of great severity
Dutch :
drastisch
— drastic, or of great severity
Dutch :
drastische
— drastic, or of great severity
Finnish :
äärimmäinen
— drastic, or of great severity
Finnish :
törkeä
— drastic, or of great severity
Finnish :
ankara
— drastic, or of great severity
Finnish :
tiukka
— drastic, or of great severity
French :
extrême
— drastic, or of great severity
German :
extrem
— drastic, or of great severity
Gothic :
𐌰𐌱𐍂𐍃
(abrs)
— drastic, or of great severity
Hungarian :
szélsőséges
— drastic, or of great severity
Hungarian :
extrém
— drastic, or of great severity
Hungarian :
végletes
— drastic, or of great severity
Italian :
profondo
— drastic, or of great severity
Polish :
skrajny
— drastic, or of great severity
Polish :
drastyczny
— drastic, or of great severity
Portuguese :
extremo
— drastic, or of great severity
Russian :
чрезме́рный
(črezmérnyj)
— drastic, or of great severity
Russian :
чрезвыча́йный
(črezvyčájnyj)
— drastic, or of great severity
Swedish :
extrem
— drastic, or of great severity
Thai :
สุดโต่ง
(sùt-dtòong)
— drastic, or of great severity
Arabic :
مُتَطَرِّف
(mutaṭarrif)
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Bulgarian :
екстремен
(ekstremen)
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Czech :
extrémní
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Dutch :
extreem
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Dutch :
extreme
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Finnish :
extreme
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
French :
extrême
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Hungarian :
extrém
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Italian :
estremo
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Polish :
ekstremalny
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Portuguese :
extremo
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Russian :
экстрема́льный
(ekstremálʹnyj)
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Swedish :
extrem
— of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment
Arabic :
أَخِير
(ʔaḵīr)
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Bulgarian :
последен
(posleden)
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Chinese Mandarin :
終極 /终极
(zhōngjí)
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Dutch :
ultiem
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Dutch :
ultieme
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Finnish :
äärimmäinen
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Finnish :
laitimmainen
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Finnish :
viimeinen
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Finnish :
lopullinen
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Finnish :
loppu-
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
French :
extrême
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Hungarian :
végső
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Hungarian :
utolsó
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Japanese :
究極の
(kyūkyoku no)
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Malay :
ekstrem
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Portuguese :
último
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Russian :
после́дний
(poslédnij)
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Spanish :
extremo
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Swedish :
ytterst
— archaic: ultimate, final or last
Bulgarian :
крайност
(krajnost)
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Catalan :
extrem
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Chinese Mandarin :
極端 /极端
(jíduān)
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Danish :
yderpol
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Danish :
ekstrem
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Dutch :
extreem
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Esperanto :
ekstremo
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Finnish :
ääripiste
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Finnish :
ääri-
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Finnish :
laita-
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Finnish :
ääri
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Finnish :
reuna-
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
French :
extrême
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
German :
Extrem
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Ancient Greek :
ἄκρον
(ákron)
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Italian :
estremo
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Japanese :
究極
(kyūkyoku)
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Japanese :
極限
(kyokugen)
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Polish :
skrajność
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Portuguese :
extremo
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Swedish :
extrem
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Tagalog :
sukdulan
— greatest or utmost point, degree or condition
Catalan :
extrem
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Czech :
extrém
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Dutch :
uiterste
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Esperanto :
ekstremo
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Finnish :
ääriarvo
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
French :
extrême
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Hungarian :
szélsőség
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Hungarian :
véglet
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Irish :
foirceann
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Italian :
estremo
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Japanese :
極端
(kyokutan)
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Polish :
ekstremum
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Polish :
ekstrema
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Portuguese :
extremo
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Swedish :
extrem
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Tagalog :
sukdulan
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Welsh :
begwn
— each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale
Azerbaijani :
ifrat
— drastic expedient
Azerbaijani :
əyinti
— drastic expedient
Azerbaijani :
ifratçılıq
— drastic expedient
Finnish :
äärimmäisyys
— drastic expedient
Finnish :
ääri-ilmiö
— drastic expedient
French :
extrême
— drastic expedient
Polish :
skrajność
— drastic expedient
Russian :
кра́йность
(krájnostʹ)
— drastic expedient
Finnish :
äärimmäinen jäsen
— either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion
Tagalog :
sukdulan
— either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion
