extreme

[ɪkˈstriːm]

Definition:
1. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity.
2. Not ordinary or usual; serious or severe.

Use 'extreme' in a sentence:

• 1. They feel extreme mental or physical pain without drugs.
• 2. He was given extreme unction.
• 3. His politics are extreme.
• 4. By mid-1988 there were clear indications of the extreme fragility of the Right-wing coalition.
• 5. The heat in the desert was extreme.
• 6. The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.
• 7. Their views are nonconformist and their political opinions are extreme.
• 8. Extreme conditions produce extremely tough plants.
• 9. The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.
• 10. It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes.
• 11. The first type of poverty is extreme poverty.
• 12. These two buildings typify the rich extremes of Irish architecture.
• 13. Children will be removed from their parents only in extreme circumstances.
• 14. That's why many sensation-seekers also like extreme sports.
• 15. Only a tiny minority hold such extreme views.
• 16. Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.
• 17. There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.
• 18. In extreme cases, insurance companies can prosecute for fraud.
• 19. The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left.
• 20. Taken to extremes, this kind of behaviour can be dangerous.
• 21. It was the most extreme example of cruelty to animals I had ever seen.
• 22. 1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.
• 23. Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
• 24. The extreme case was Poland, where 29 parties won seats.
• 25. Kerry is in the extreme west of Ireland.
• 26. Considering that you are no longer involved with this man, your response is a little extreme.
• 27. They were reduced to extreme poverty.
• 28. The extreme right reared its ugly head in the 1980s.
• 29. He tried to dissociate himself from the party's more extreme views.
• 30. At the other extreme are people who live only for today.
• 31. Extreme caution should be exercised when buying used tyres.
• 32. Where does extreme poverty occur?
• 33. Extreme events, however, will continue to occur.
• 34. He says extreme events will continue.
• 35. Extreme skaters perform jumps, spins, flips, etc.
• 36. They were extreme anarcho-pacifists who believed in a pure form of nonviolent resistance.
• 37. The parliament is composed mainly of extreme nationalists.
• 38. This extreme view hasn't captured popular opinion.
• 39. It's embarrassing the extremes he'll go to in order to impress his boss.
• 40. The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes.
• 41. We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.
• 42. Don't go doing anything extreme like leaving the country.
• 43. I'd advise extreme caution.
• 44. His views tend towards the extreme.
• 45. He used to be very shy, but now he's gone to the opposite extreme.
• 46. Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.
• 47. Because of the extreme cold, the Antarctic is a uniquely fragile environment.
• 48. The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.