Synonyms for extreme
- adjective
- noun
Most common
intense immoderate excessive unreasonable utmost uttermost severe farthest
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Intense — excessive, or far beyond the norm
intense, immoderate, excessive, unreasonable, extravagant, undue, inordinate, unrestrained, intemperate, overweening, unmeasured, overmuch, prodigal
Other
ultimate, high, violent, dangerous, ultra, last, fanatical, desperate, final, terminal, dreadful, heroic
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
- adj. 2
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
- adj. 3
Drastic, or of great severity.
I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
- n. 1
The greatest or utmost point, degree, or condition.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- extremes → acmes, peaks, ends, extremities…
Example sentences
- intense She was as intense in her hatreds as in her loves.
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- unreasonable You can't reason with someone who is unreasonable.
- immoderate Immoderate drinking can have negative consequences.
- utmost Your privacy and comfort are of utmost importance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| extreme | steady | |
| intense | rising | |
| excessive | falling | |
| unreasonable | falling | |
| immoderate | steady | |
| utmost | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- end1, top1
- 4 letters
- last1, high1, peak1, pole1, apex2, acme2
- 5 letters
- final2, ultra2, undue2, rabid2
- 6 letters
- strong1, severe2, height1, heroic3, utmost2, climax2
- 7 letters
- maximum3, violent3, intense2, radical3, distant2, drastic2, maximal3
- 8 letters
- ultimate3, terminal3, dreadful2, pinnacle3, furthest2, farthest2, prodigal3, overmuch, extremum
- 9 letters
- dangerous3, desperate2, excessive3, fanatical4, extremity4, uttermost
- 10 letters
- inordinate4, unmeasured, immoderate
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, superlative4, intemperate4, overweening
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, unrestrained3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).