Extreme - English meaning

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

Usage examples:

An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage

Usage examples:

She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour., the problem of poverty is particula…

noun

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

Love is the antithesis of selfishness

noun

The exact opposite

Usage examples:

She is slim and shy - the very antithesis of her sister., he is the exact antithesis of what i find…

noun

A difference or opposition between two things

Usage examples:

Thanks to the collapse of communism the political antithesis between left and right is less importa…

adjective

Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.

Usage examples:

He ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal

noun

The opposite.

Usage examples:

An act applies only to the united kingdom unless the contrary is expressed

noun

A fact or opinion that is the opposite of one already stated

Usage examples:

We expected the play to be a bore, but the contrary was true., most people supported the proposal, …

adjective

Very large in size, quantity, or extent.

Usage examples:

Enormous sums of money

adjective

Extremely large or great

Usage examples:

He ate an enormous helping of pasta., the wealthy will get enormous tax cuts under the proposal.

adjective

Extremely large

Usage examples:

An enormous car/house, he earns an enormous salary., i was absolutely enormous when i was pregnant.…

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

Usage examples:

Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

Usage examples:

Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adverb

At, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another).

Usage examples:

The house was not too far away

adjective

At or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

Usage examples:

The bed furthest from the window

adverb

Superlative offar

Usage examples:

What’s the farthest you’ve ever run in your life?, the farthest landmark visible is about twenty mi…

adjective

Coming at the end of a series.

Usage examples:

The final version of the report was presented

noun

The last game in a sports tournament or other competition, which will decide the winner of the tournament.

Usage examples:

The winners of the semi-finals will take part in a county final to decide the winner.

adjective

Last

Usage examples:

The other team scored twice in the final minute., the recommendation will be sent to the city counc…

adjective

(of an edge or extreme) at the greatest distance from a central point or implicit standpoint.

Usage examples:

The furthermost end of the street

adjective

The furthermost place or places are those at the greatest distance away

Usage examples:

The furthermost ports of northern europe

adverb

At or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another).

Usage examples:

The bed furthest from the window

adjective

Situated at the greatest distance from a specified or understood point.

Usage examples:

The furthest door led to a kitchen

adjective

At, to, or by a great distance (used to indicate the extent to which one thing is distant from another).

Usage examples:

The house was not too far away

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Another term for literae humaniores.

adjective

Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.

Usage examples:

The article was of great interest

noun

An important or distinguished person.

Usage examples:

The beatles, bob dylan, all the greats

adverb

Very well; excellently.

Usage examples:

We played awful, they played great

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

Usage examples:

The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

Usage examples:

Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

adjective

Coming after all others in time or order; final.

Usage examples:

They caught the last bus

adverb

On the last occasion before the present; previously.

Usage examples:

A woman last heard of in cornwall

noun

The last person or thing; the one occurring, mentioned, or acting after all others.

Usage examples:

The last of their guests had gone

adjective

Important, serious, or significant.

Usage examples:

The use of drugs is a major problem

noun

A rank of officer in the army and the us air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

Usage examples:

One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assign…

verb

Short for major suit.

Usage examples:

South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

adjective

Of or constituting a maximum; as great or as large as possible.

Usage examples:

The maximal speed

adjective

Largest or greatest

Usage examples:

40 degrees centigrade is the maximal temperature at which this chemical reaction will occur.

adjective

As great, high, or intense as possible or permitted.

Usage examples:

The vehicle's maximum speed

noun

The greatest amount, extent, or intensity possible, permitted, or recorded.

Usage examples:

The school takes a maximum of 32 pupils

adverb

At the most.

Usage examples:

The table has a length of 4 feet maximum

adjective

Situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing.

Usage examples:

A crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street

noun

A person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else.

Usage examples:

We were opposites in temperament

adverb

In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

Usage examples:

She was sitting almost opposite

adjective

Furthest from the centre.

Usage examples:

The outermost layer of the earth

pronoun

The one that is furthest from the centre.

Usage examples:

The orbit of the outermost of these eight planets

adjective

Farthest away, or farthest from the center or from the inside

Usage examples:

We took a ferry ride to the outermost island.

adjective

Furthest away.

Usage examples:

The outmost reaches of the empire

adjective

More important than anything else; supreme.

Usage examples:

The interests of the child are of paramount importance

proper noun

A city in south-western california, south-east of los angeles; population 55,236 (est. 2008).

adjective

More important than anything else

Usage examples:

Everybody agrees that education is the paramount issue.

adjective

(of a place) situated far from the main centres of population; distant.

Usage examples:

The valley is remote from the usual tourist routes

adjective

Far away in distance, time, or relation; not close

Usage examples:

Ben grew up in a remote part of montana., it happened in the remote past., there is a remote possib…

adjective

Remote computer systems are available to users in another part of a building or in another place, for example through a network

Usage examples:

A remote server

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

Usage examples:

A severe shortage of technicians

adjective

Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

Usage examples:

A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Of the highest quality or degree.

Usage examples:

A superlative piece of skill

noun

(of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality (e.g. bravest, most fiercely ).

adjective

Highest in rank or authority.

Usage examples:

A unified force with a supreme commander

noun

A rich cream sauce.

Usage examples:

Chicken supreme

adjective

At the highest level

Usage examples:

The dictionary was called the supreme authority on all matters relating to the language., he was su…

adjective

Forming or situated at the end or extremity of something.

Usage examples:

A terminal date

noun

The end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point.

Usage examples:

A freight terminal

adjective

Being or happening at the end of a process; final.

Usage examples:

Their ultimate aim was to force his resignation

noun

The best achievable or imaginable of its kind.

Usage examples:

The ultimate in decorative luxury

adjective

Most important, highest, last, or final

Usage examples:

Your ultimate goal is to play the game as well as you can., some people believe that he is the ulti…

adjective

Most extreme; greatest.

Usage examples:

A matter of the utmost importance

noun

The greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

Usage examples:

A plot that stretches credulity to the utmost

adjective

Greatest or most or farthest

Usage examples:

Speed was of the utmost importance., he’s doing his utmost to disrupt the proceedings.

adjective

Furthest, greatest, or most extreme; utmost.

Usage examples:

The uttermost parts of the earth

noun

The greatest or most extreme extent or amount.

Usage examples:

We will defend ourselves to the uttermost

adjective

Greatest or most or farthest

Usage examples:

Speed was of the utmost importance., he’s doing his utmost to disrupt the proceedings.

adverb

In a high degree.

Usage examples:

A very large amount

adjective

Actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something).

Usage examples:

Those were his very words

Being the exact same one; not any other: