nonextreme C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnɪkˈstrim/ UK /ˌnɒnɪkˈstriːm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not extreme; moderate He favoured nonextreme positions on most political questions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not extreme; moderate moderatemildtemperatereasonablemiddling ↔ Opposites extremeradicalexcessive Word family Related forms extreme Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + extreme, from Latin extremus ('outermost'), superlative of exterus ('outward'). non Latin extremus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nonextreme **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnɪkˈstrim/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnɪkˈstriːm/ ## Meanings 1. not extreme; moderate ## Examples - He favoured nonextreme positions on most political questions. ## Synonyms - moderate - mild - temperate - reasonable - middling ## Antonyms - extreme - radical - excessive ## Related Forms - extreme ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: extremus ## Etymology From non- ('not') + extreme, from Latin extremus ('outermost'), superlative of exterus ('outward'). ## AI Etymology Nonextreme comes from non- ('not') + extreme, from Latin extremus ('outermost'), superlative of exterus ('outward'). The etymological trail includes Latin non and Latin extremus. As an adjective, nonextreme means not extreme; moderate. The same family is visible in related forms such as extreme. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown