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- Dictionaryex·treme/ikˈstrēm/
adjective
- 1. reaching a high or the highest degree; very great: "extreme cold" Similar Opposite
- 2. furthest from the center or a given point; outermost: "the extreme northwest of Scotland" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible: "unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other" 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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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.
EXTREME definition: 1. very large in amount or degree: 2. very severe or bad: 3. Extreme beliefs and political…. Learn more.
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.
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.
1. The greatest or utmost degree or point. 2. Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range: the extremes of boiling and freezing. 3. An extreme condition. 4. An immoderate, drastic expedient: resorted to extremes in the emergency. 5. Mathematics.
Definition of extreme adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Adverb. Idiom. Filter. adjective. extremer, extremest. At the end or outermost point; farthest away; most remote; utmost. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. In or to the greatest degree; very great or greatest. Extreme pain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To an excessive degree; immoderate. Webster's New World.
extreme meaning, definition, what is extreme: very great in degree: Learn more.
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.
