Definitions for extremes

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extremes ex·treme

Spelling: [ik-streem]

IPA: /ɪkˈstrim/

Extremes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 139 anagrams from letters in extremes (eeemrstx).

Definitions for extremes

noun

1. the utmost or highest degree, or a very high degree:
2. one of two things as remote or different from each other as possible:
3. the furthest or utmost length; an excessive length, beyond the ordinary or average:
4. an extreme act, measure, condition, etc.:
5. Mathematics. the first or the last term, as of a proportion or series. a relative maximum or relative minimum value of a function in a given region.
6. Logic. the subject or the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism; either of two terms that are separated in the premises and brought together in the conclusion.
7. Archaic. the utmost point, or extremity, of something.

adjective

1. of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinary or average:
2. utmost or exceedingly great in degree:
3. farthest from the center or middle; outermost; endmost:
4. farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction:
5. exceeding the bounds of moderation:
6. going to the utmost or very great lengths in action, habit, opinion, etc.:
7. last or final:
8. Chiefly Sports. very dangerous or difficult:

Origin of extremes

1425-75; late Middle English Latin extrēmus, superlative of exterus “outward.” See exterior

Examples for extremes

She was blind and paralyzed, and on the extreme verge of eternity.

The grief in this house is extreme of course; this is a horror movie, after all.

"Hum," remarked Uncle Peter, in a tone to be noticed for its extreme dryness.

He was bothered, in a way, by the extreme mental caution of this fellow.

In the most extreme cases, it allows for the extrajudicial killing of black people without consequence.

The consciousness of recent misconduct filled her with extreme dread.

The issue was, however, disappointing to him in the extreme.

No one likes it when their sandcastle is knocked over, but his reaction is a bit, err, extreme.

He was part of an extreme, racialized white faction in the Louisiana state house that was clearly dead-set against honoring King.

Investigators will focus on whether the sudden emergency was so extreme that no degree of pilot skill would have helped.