noun extreme Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great. 1
noun extreme (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6. 0
adjective extreme very severe; drastic 0
adjective extreme Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost. 0
adjective extreme designating or of sports that involve high speeds, unusually risky actions, and considerable exposure to physical injury 0
adjective extreme In the greatest or highest degree; intense. 0
adjective extreme last; final 0
adjective extreme Excessive, or far beyond the norm. 0
noun extreme either of two things that are as different or far as possible from each other 0
adjective extreme Drastic, or of great severity. 0
noun extreme an extreme degree 0
adjective extreme Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment. 0
noun extreme an extreme act, expedient, etc. 0
adjective extreme (archaic) Ultimate, final or last. 0
noun extreme an extreme state or condition 0
adverb extreme (archaic) Extremely. 0
noun extreme an extreme point; extremity 0
noun extreme the first or last term of a proportion 0
abbreviation EXTREME extremum 0
adjective extreme Extreme means very great in degree or intensity. 0
adjective extreme You use extreme to describe situations and behaviour which are much more severe or unusual than you would expect, especially when you disapprove of them because of this. 0
adjective extreme You use extreme to describe opinions, beliefs, or political movements which you disapprove of because they are very different from those that most people would accept as reasonable or normal. 0
countable noun extreme You can use extremes to refer to situations or types of behaviour that have opposite qualities to each other, especially when each situation or type of behaviour has such a quality to the greatest degree possible. 0
adjective extreme The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. 0
adjective extreme being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity 0
adjective extreme exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate 0
adjective extreme very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic 0
adjective extreme farthest or outermost in direction 0
adjective extreme of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate 0
noun extreme the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes) 0
noun extreme either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities 0
noun extreme the first or last term of a series or a proportion 0
noun extreme a maximum or minimum value of a function 0
noun extreme the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism 0
adjective extreme at the end or outermost point; farthest away; most remote; utmost 0
adjective extreme in or to the greatest degree; very great or greatest 0
noun extreme The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition. 0
adjective extreme to an excessive degree; immoderate 0
noun extreme Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale. 0
adjective extreme far from what is usual or conventional 0
noun extreme A drastic expedient. 0
adjective extreme deviating to the greatest degree from the center of opinion, as in politics 0
