n. Function: adjective
1 very great FF1C; the project demanded extreme secrecy FF1E;
Synonyms: utmost, uttermost
2
Synonyms: ARDENT 2, intense
Related Words: deep, moving
3 departing sharply from the traditional or usual FF1C; extreme political views FF1E;
Synonyms: extremist, fanatic, rabid, radical, revolutional, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultra, ultraist; compare OUTLANDISH 3
Related Words: excessive, immoderate; desperate, drastic; extravagant, unreasonable; violent, wild
Contrasted Words: conservative, moderate, restrained; reasonable, sensible
4
Synonyms: EXCESSIVE 1, dizzy, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable
Related Words: intolerable, unwarranted
5 most distant from a center FF1C; the extreme edge of the city FF1E;
Synonyms: farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost, uttermost