extreme synonyms

extreme

modif.

  1. The most remote

    utmost, final, ultimate, farthest; see last 1.

  2. Going beyond moderation and reason

    radical, intemperate, immoderate, imprudent, excessive, inordinate, immeasurable, profuse, extravagant, exorbitant, overkill, flagrant, outrageous, unreasonable, irrational, improper, unconventional, fabulous, preposterous, abysmal, greatest, thorough, far, gross, out of proportion, absolute, ultra, extremist, fanatical, rabid, overzealous, desperate, severe, intense, strict, drastic, sheer, total, advanced, violent, sharp, acute, beyond control, fantastic, to the extreme, nonsensical, unqualified, absurd, monstrous, unmitigated, hyperbolic, exaggerated, big*, almighty*, super*, stiff*, steep*, gonzo*, out of bounds*, at its height*, beyond the pale*, way-out*, far-out*, to the max*.

    Antonyms cautious, restrained*, moderate.

extreme

n.

height, apogee, utmost, maximum; see climax, limit 2.

go to extremes

be excessive, be immoderate, go to great lengths, go overboard*; see overdo 1.

in the extreme

extremely, to the highest degree, inordinately, to the utmost; see much 2, very.

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