Definition of EXTREME

extreme

Plural: extremes

Noun

  • The utmost or highest degree of something.
  • the furthest or highest degree of something
    • "he carried it to extremes"
  • the point located farthest from the middle of something
  • The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
  • Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
  • One of the last moments of life.
  • A drastic expedient.
  • Hardships, straits.
  • Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Adjective Satellite

  • of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
    • "extreme cold"
    • "extreme caution"
    • "extreme pleasure"
  • far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree
    • "an extreme example"
    • "extreme temperatures"
    • "extreme danger"
  • beyond a norm in views or actions
    • "an extreme conservative"
    • "an extreme liberal"
    • "extreme views on integration"
    • "extreme opinions"
  • most distant in any direction
    • "the extreme edge of town"

Adj

  • Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
  • In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
  • Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
  • Drastic, or of great severity.
  • Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
  • Ultimate, final or last.

Adv

  • Extremely.

Adjective

  • Reaching a high or the highest degree.

Examples

  • At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
  • extremes of temperature
  • He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
  • He took his Words With Friends strategy to the extreme, memorizing every two-letter word.
  • His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
  • His Scrabble score was an extreme outlier, far surpassing all previous records.
  • I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
  • Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
  • Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
  • the extreme hour of life

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter.

Scrabble Score: 16

extreme: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
extreme: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
extreme: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

extreme: valid Words With Friends Word