Extreme (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, ex·trem·er, ex·trem·est.
  1. of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average: extreme measures.
  2. utmost or exceedingly great in degree:extreme joy.
  3. farthest from the center or middle; outermost; endmost: the extreme limits of a town.
  4. farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction: an object at the extreme point of vision.
  5. exceeding the bounds of moderation: extreme fashions.
  6. going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc.: an extreme conservative.
  7. last or final: extreme hopes.
  8. very dangerous or difficult: extreme skiing.
noun
  1. the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree: cautious to an extreme.
  2. one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible: the extremes of joy and grief.
  3. the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average: extremes in dress.
  4. an extreme act, measure, condition, etc.: the extreme of poverty.
  5. Mathematics.
    • the first or the last term, as of a proportion or series.
    • a relative maximum or relative minimum value of a function in a given region.
  6. the subject or the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism; either of two terms that are separated in the premises and brought together in the conclusion.
  7. the utmost point, or extremity, of something.
adjective
  1. being of a high or of the highest degree or intensity
  2. exceeding what is usual or reasonable; immoderate
  3. very strict, rigid, or severe; drastic
  4. farthest or outermost in direction
  5. of, relating to, or characteristic of a continental climate
noun
  1. the highest or furthest degree (often in the phrases in the extreme, go to extremes)
  2. either of the two limits or ends of a scale or range of possibilities
  3. maths
    • the first or last term of a series or a proportion
    • a maximum or minimum value of a function
  4. the subject or predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism
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