Definitions

extremely

[ik-streem-lee] / ɪkˈstrim li /

ADVERB

greatly, intensely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acutely awfully exceedingly exceptionally excessively extraordinarily highly hugely immensely inordinately intensely overly quite remarkably severely strikingly terribly terrifically too totally uncommonly unduly unusually utterly very

WEAK

almighty drastically exorbitantly immoderately markedly mortally notably over overmuch parlous plenty powerful prohibitively radically rarely surpassingly to nth degree too much ultra violently vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompletely little

WEAK

mildly moderately

Example Sentences

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Harry Kane: An extremely important performance from Kane, even if it was dramatic.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

In addition, the extremely high energy scales involved are characteristic of the early universe.

From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026

The weather system also brought extremely strong winds and lashing rain to other parts of the Northern Marianas and the nearby separate US territory of Guam, collectively home to around 210,000 people.

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

At the hospital, Jack learns that the man behind the wheel was Governor George McRyan, a presidential hopeful polling extremely well in the primaries, who left a campaign event with Sally as his escort.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

This was not the right answer—this was an extremely wrong answer—so Paupardin repeated the question.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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