extremism

[ik-stree-miz-uhm] / ɪkˈstri mɪz əm /

NOUN

fanaticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigotry hatred intolerance zeal zealotry

STRONG

abandonment arbitrariness bias contumacy dedication devotion dogma enthusiasm faction frenzy immoderation infatuation injustice madness monomania obsessiveness obstinacy partiality partisanship passion prejudice rage single-mindedness stubbornness superstition tenacity transport unfairness unruliness violence willfulness

WEAK

incorrigibility unreasonableness

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy calmness dislike doubt fairness impartiality indifference irresolution justice peace peacefulness

WEAK

disinterest unenthusiasm

Example Sentences

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The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said it was "high time we move from deadlock to delivery... extremisms and violence carry consequences."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

As is its menu of extremisms, which includes extreme animosities among France’s factions.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2022

We are going deeper still into an era of deepening and proliferating extremisms.

From Nature • Aug. 29, 2012

Not that Americans have become moronically self-congratulatory; they just seem more realistically self-aware, less given to their previous extremisms, the essentially trifling Manichaeanism that saw it all in black and white.

From Time Magazine Archive

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President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)

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