Extreme | Mean of extreme in English Dictionary
/ɪkˈstriːm/
- very great in degree
- The plant is sensitive to extreme heat and cold.
- They are living in extreme poverty.
- If you have to go out in the storm, use extreme caution. [=be very careful]
- Extreme accuracy is required.
- extreme old age
- very serious or severe
- She went on an extreme diet.
- Many thought that the punishment was too extreme for the crime.
- extreme weather conditions
- This situation calls for extreme [=drastic] measures.
- The plan was rejected as too extreme.
- This is an extreme example of what can happen when a company grows too quickly.
- very far from agreeing with the opinions of most people
- He has extreme opinions when it comes to politics.
- Members of the extreme right/left opposed the legislation.
- in the farthest possible position
- In the photo, she is at/on the extreme right/left. [=she is in the position that is farthest to the right/left]
- The city is in the extreme northern part of the state.
- unusual and dangerous
- extreme sports
- He is a fan of extreme skiing/snowboarding.
- involved in an unusually dangerous sport
- an extreme athlete
- He is an extreme snowboarder/skier.
- Noun
- either one of two opposite conditions, feelings, positions, etc., that are thought of as being far from what is normal or reasonable
- After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite/other extreme and has cut expenses drastically.
- His mood changed/swung from one extreme to the other.
- experiencing extremes of emotion
- The temperature in the desert ranges between extremes of heat and cold.
- Their political views represent the extremes within the party.
- There are people at both extremes within the party.
- an amount or degree that is far beyond what is normal or reasonable
- The movie changes the story to such an extreme [=changes it so much] that it's hardly recognizable.
- They are being pushed/driven to ridiculous extremes. [=being forced to do much more than seems reasonable]
- The problems in our school system can be solved without going to (such) extremes.
- Problems can occur when people carry/take dieting to extremes.
- to the greatest possible degree
- I'm finding it difficult in the extreme [=very/extremely difficult] to deal with this situation.
Những từ liên quan với EXTREME
egregious, irrational, sheer, radical, excessive, extraordinary, remarkable, drastic, outrageous, intense, acute, harsh, severe, dire