extreme B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈstɹim/ UK /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ See IPA manual Freq #3530 Meanings 1 adj Very great in degree or intensity. The climbers faced extreme cold near the top of the mountain. 2 adj Far beyond what is normal or reasonable; severe or drastic. Many people felt the new laws were too extreme. 3 adj Holding views or taking actions that are far from moderate. He belongs to an extreme political group. 4 noun The greatest or most distant point or degree of something. His moods swing from one extreme to the other. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very great in degree or... utmostgreatest 2 adj · far beyond what is normal... drasticsevereexcessive More ferocioushighestintensemaximalmaximumpassingragingultimateuttermost ↔ Opposites intermediateleast Word family Forms extremerextremesextremest Derived forms antiextremeextremalextremelessextremenessextremifyextremisationextremizationextremizeextremogramextremophileextremophiliaextremotolerant Common collocations extreme point Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter. extreme Old French extrēmus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # extreme **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈstɹim/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈstɹiːm/ **Frequency rank:** 3530 ## Meanings 1. Very great in degree or intensity. 2. Far beyond what is normal or reasonable; severe or drastic. 3. Holding views or taking actions that are far from moderate. 4. The greatest or most distant point or degree of something. ## Examples - The climbers faced extreme cold near the top of the mountain. - Many people felt the new laws were too extreme. - He belongs to an extreme political group. - His moods swing from one extreme to the other. ## Synonyms - ferocious - greatest - highest - intense - maximal - maximum - passing - raging - ultimate - utmost - uttermost ## Antonyms - intermediate - least ## Derived Forms - antiextreme - extremal - extremeless - extremeness - extremify - extremisation - extremization - extremize - extremogram - extremophile - extremophilia - extremotolerant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: extreme - Root: extrēmus ## Etymology Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter. ## AI Etymology Extreme was borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extrēmus, the superlative of exter. In current use, the main senses are “Very great in degree or intensity” and “Far beyond what is normal or reasonable; severe or drastic”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown