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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.
1. a. : existing in a very high degree. extreme poverty. b. : going to great or exaggerated lengths : radical. went on an extreme diet. c. : exceeding the ordinary, usual, or expected. extreme weather conditions. 2. archaic : last. 3. : situated at the farthest possible point from a center. the country's extreme north. 4. a.
noun. the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree: cautious to an extreme. one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible: the extremes of joy and grief. the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average: extremes in dress.
You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal.
EXTREME definition: 1. the most unusual or most serious possible: 2. very large in amount or degree: 3. having such…. Learn more.
1. Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest: the extreme edge of the field. 2. Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense: extreme pleasure; extreme pain. 3. Being far beyond the norm: an extreme conservative. See Synonyms at excessive. 4. Of the greatest severity; drastic: took extreme measures to conserve fuel.
Definition of extreme adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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).
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. When you talk about extreme things, you're talking about things that are very, very...something. An extreme point is the farthest distance from a place.
Britannica Dictionary definition of EXTREME. 1. : very great in degree. The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold. They are living in extreme poverty. If you have to go out in the storm, use extreme caution. [=be very careful] [+] more examples. 2. [more extreme; most extreme] : very serious or severe. She went on an extreme diet.
