extreme

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Pronunciation

/ɪkˈstriːm/(ik-STREEM)

Part of speech

adjective / nounneutral to negative

Chinese

极端的；极度的（达到最大程度；远超正常范围）

Definition

Reaching the highest degree or limit; very severe or radical; (noun) either end of a spectrum.

Word family

  • extremely/ɪkˈstriːmli/(adv)极其；非常
  • extremity/ɪkˈstrɛmɪti/(n)极端；四肢
  • extremism/ɪkˈstriːmɪzəm/(n)极端主义
  • extremist/ɪkˈstriːmɪst/(n/adj)极端主义者的

Collocations

  • extreme weather
  • extreme caution
  • in extreme cases
  • extreme measures
  • extreme sport
  • political extremism
  • go to extremes

Examples

  1. 1.The team is taking extreme caution with the data migration given the scale and sensitivity of the records involved.
  2. 2.The proposal was rejected as too extreme — most members preferred a more gradual approach.

Synonyms

  • severe/sɪˈvɪə/— very serious or intense
  • radical/ˈrædɪkəl/— representing a complete departure from accepted practice
  • drastic/ˈdræstɪk/— likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect

Etymology

from Latin "extremus" = outermost, superlative of "exter" (outer)