Another word for extreme
extreme
modif.
The most remote
Going beyond moderation and reason
radical, intemperate, immoderate, imprudent, excessive, inordinate, immeasurable, profuse, extravagant, exorbitant, overkill, flagrant, outrageous, unreasonable, irrational, improper, unconventional, fabulous, preposterous, abysmal, greatest, thorough, far, gross, out of proportion, absolute, ultra, extremist, fanatical, rabid, overzealous, desperate, severe, intense, strict, drastic, sheer, total, advanced, violent, sharp, acute, beyond control, fantastic, to the extreme, nonsensical, unqualified, absurd, monstrous, unmitigated, hyperbolic, exaggerated, big*, almighty*, super*, stiff*, steep*, gonzo*, out of bounds*, at its height*, beyond the pale*, way-out*, far-out*, to the max*.
Antonyms cautious, restrained*, moderate.
extreme
n.
go to extremesbe excessive, be immoderate, go to great lengths, go overboard*; see overdo 1.
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Another word for extreme
Most distant or remote, as from a center:
farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. See big, edgeOf the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity:
supreme, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassable, utmost, uttermost. See better, bigExceeding a normal or reasonable limit:
excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue. See excessHolding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs:
extremist, fanatic, fanatical, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. (Slang) far-out. See concern, edge, politics
The ultimate point to which an action, thought, discussion, or policy is carried:
end, length, limit. See limitedEither of the two points at the ends of a spectrum or range:
limit. See edge
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