Standard Lemma guide

extremely

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɪksˈtɹimli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪksˈtɹiːmli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 K S T R IY1 M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

To an extreme degree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: degree

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

to an extreme degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • extremely cold
  • extremely unpleasant

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exceedingly, super, passing

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • highly successful
  • He spoke highly of her
  • does not think highly of his writing
  • extremely interesting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: highly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English extreme Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English extremely From extreme + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: չափազանց (čʻapʻazancʻ) — to an extreme degree
  • Armenian: սաստիկ (sastik) — to an extreme degree
  • Bengali: প্রচণ্ড (proconḍo) — to an extreme degree
  • Bulgarian: кра́йно (krájno) — to an extreme degree
  • Catalan: extremadament — to an extreme degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非常 (fēicháng) — to an extreme degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極其 /极其 (jíqí) — to an extreme degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極 /极 (jí) — to an extreme degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極度 /极度 (jídù) — to an extreme degree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極了 /极了 (jíle) — to an extreme degree
  • Czech: extrémně — to an extreme degree
  • Danish: ekstrem — to an extreme degree
  • Danish: vældig — to an extreme degree
  • Danish: enorm — to an extreme degree
  • Dutch: uitermate — to an extreme degree
  • Dutch: extreem — to an extreme degree
  • Esperanto: treege — to an extreme degree
  • Esperanto: ekstreme — to an extreme degree
  • Finnish: äärimmäisen — to an extreme degree
  • Finnish: erittäin — to an extreme degree
  • French: extrêmement — to an extreme degree
  • French: vachement — to an extreme degree
  • Galician: extremadamente — to an extreme degree
  • Georgian: უაღრესად (uaɣresad) — to an extreme degree
  • Georgian: უკიდურესად (uḳiduresad) — to an extreme degree
  • German: extrem — to an extreme degree
  • German: äußerst — to an extreme degree
  • German: krass — to an extreme degree
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰 (abraba) — to an extreme degree
  • Greek: άκρως (ákros) — to an extreme degree
  • Hungarian: rendkívül — to an extreme degree
  • Ido: extreme — to an extreme degree
  • Ingrian: erittee — to an extreme degree
  • Irish: cumasach — to an extreme degree
  • Irish: rí- — to an extreme degree
  • Italian: estremamente — to an extreme degree
  • Japanese: 極端に (kyokutan ni) — to an extreme degree
  • Japanese: 随分 (zuibun) — to an extreme degree
  • Japanese: 非常に (hijō ni) — to an extreme degree
  • Karakhanid: اَيِغْ (ayïɣ) — to an extreme degree
  • Latin: perquam — to an extreme degree
  • Māori: hītararī — to an extreme degree
  • Marathi: अत्यंत (atyanta) — to an extreme degree
  • Navajo: tʼáá íiyisíí — to an extreme degree
  • Navajo: tʼóó báhádzigo — to an extreme degree
  • Old Turkic: 𐰪𐰃𐰍 (ańïɣ) — to an extreme degree
  • Polish: niezwykle — to an extreme degree
  • Polish: ekstremalnie — to an extreme degree
  • Portuguese: extremamente — to an extreme degree
  • Romanian: în mod extrem — to an extreme degree
  • Russian: чрезвыча́йно (črezvyčájno) — to an extreme degree
  • Russian: кра́йне (krájne) — to an extreme degree
  • Russian: экстрема́льно (ekstremálʹno) — to an extreme degree
  • Spanish: extremadamente — to an extreme degree
  • Spanish: sumamente — to an extreme degree
  • Spanish: harto — to an extreme degree
  • Spanish: extremamente — to an extreme degree
  • Swedish: extremt — to an extreme degree
  • Tamil: மகா (makā) — to an extreme degree
  • Tocharian B: tanki — to an extreme degree
  • Ukrainian: вкрай (vkraj) — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: vô cùng — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: tột bậc — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: tột bực — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: tột cùng — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: hết sức — to an extreme degree
  • Vietnamese: cực độ — to an extreme degree
  • Volapük: mu — to an extreme degree
  • Walloon: carapmint — to an extreme degree
  • Walloon: teribmint — to an extreme degree
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