extreme

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

Nouns

  • (n) the furthest or highest degree of something
    • he carried it to extremes
  • (n) the point located farthest from the middle of something extreme point, extremum,

Synonyms

utmost uttermost extreme point extremum

Words of close approximity

extremely extremely high frequency extremely low frequency extremeness extreme point extreme right-winger extreme unction