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extreme

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈstriːm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstrim/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik strēm′)

Inflections of 'extreme' (adj):

extremer: adj comparative

extremest: adj superlative

Collocations for "extreme"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "extreme" in context.

extreme

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

adj

take extreme measures
go to extreme lengths to
only in extreme [situations, cases]
that is an extreme example
has an extreme case of [diabetes]
have an extreme amount of
are [going through, experiencing, having] extreme difficulties
her extreme beauty
extreme weather conditions
lives in extreme poverty
exercise extreme caution (when)
[practice, play, take part in] extreme sports
his extreme [right, left] -wing views
[banned, expelled] for their extreme views
are extreme in their [actions, beliefs]
at the extreme [end, point, corner] (of)
at the extreme point of [the city, vision]
the extreme [limit, boundary, perimeter] (of)

[heat, temperature, pressure] extremes
can withstand [heat] extremes
are exposed to [heat] extremes
with an extreme of [90 degrees]
with extremes reaching (up to) [90 degrees]
the extreme of [modern technology, artificial intelligence]
pushed her [stamina, strength, speed] to the extreme
[fun, joy, frustration] to the extreme
was [done, taken] to the extreme
goes from one extreme to another
torn between the extremes of [joy and grief, fear and excitement]
represent opposite extremes of [society, politics, living]
the [political, conservative] extreme
took [left-wing politics, bodybuilding] to the extreme
are [worrying, frightening, alarming] in the extreme
both extremes of the [scale, Supreme Court, political spectrum]

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'extreme' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

act - exercise - occur - bias - case - sport - right - measure - budget - canister - caution - consciousness - daring - difficulty - discomfort - distress - dizziness - exposure - faint - lurch - relevance - reluctance - resilience - respite - sadness - wing - anguish - anxiety - grit - hobby - importance - operation - thrive - buffet - endure - inherent

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