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adjective

1. Most distant or remote, as from a center: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, outermost, outmost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. See big/small/amount, edge/center.
2. Of the greatest possible degree, quality, or intensity: supreme, transcendent, ultimate, unsurpassable, utmost, uttermost. See better/worse, big/small/amount.
3. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit: excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue. See excess/insufficiency/enough.
4. Holding especially political views that deviate drastically and fundamentally from conventional or traditional beliefs: extremist, fanatic, fanatical, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra. Slang far-out. See concern/unconcern, edge/center, politics.

noun

1. The ultimate point to which an action, thought, discussion, or policy is carried: end, length, limit. See limited/unlimited.
2. Either of the two points at the ends of a spectrum or range: limit. See edge/center.

adj

Definition: beyond reason and convention
Antonyms: mild, moderate

adj

Definition: faraway
Antonyms: close, near

adj

Definition: ultimate
Antonyms: mild, moderate, slight

adj

Definition: very great
Antonyms: limited, mild, moderate

IN BRIEF: Far from what is usual.

When your heart is in your dreams, no request is too extreme. — Jiminy Cricket.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ekstrem, yderliggående, enorm, yderligst
n. - yderpunkt, højdepunkt, yderled, yderbegreb

idioms:

• extreme unction    den sidste olie
• go to extremes    gå til yderligheder
• in the extreme    yderst
• take something to extremes    sætte sagen på spidsen

Nederlands (Dutch)
uiterst, extreem, drastisch, maximum, extreme maatregel

Français (French)
adj. - extrême, suprême, intense, rigoureux (des mesures), drastique, dernier (final), m'as-tu-vu (un chapeau, un modèle), exagéré (une idée)
n. - extrême, à l'extrême, au possible

idioms:

• extreme unction    extrême-onction
• go to extremes    pousser les choses à l'extrême
• in the extreme    à l'extrême, au possible
• take something to extremes    porter/pousser qch à l'extrême

Deutsch (German)
adj. - äußerst, extrem
n. - äußerstes Ende, Äußerste

idioms:

• extreme unction    Krankensalbung
• go to extremes    vor nichts zurückschrecken
• in the extreme    im äußersten
• take something to extremes    etwas auf die Spitze treiben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άκρος, ακραίος, απώτατος, έσχατος, ύστατος, μακρινός, υπερβολικός, μέγιστος, των άκρων, τελευταίος

idioms:

• extreme unction    (θρησκ.) Ευχέλαιο
• go to extremes    φθάνω στα άκρα, καταφεύγω σε ακραίες λύσεις
• in the extreme    στο έπακρο
• take something to extremes    φτάνω μέχρι τα άκρα

Italiano (Italian)
estremo, drastico

idioms:

• carry/take something to extremes    portare agli estremi
• extreme unction    estrema unzione
• go to extremes    giungere agli estremi
• in the extreme    eccessivamente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extremo, extremidade, excesso

idioms:

• carry/take something to extremes    levar/chegar a extremos
• extreme unction    extrema-unção (f) (Rel.)
• go to extremes    ir a extremos
• in the extreme    ao extremo

Русский (Russian)
крайний, чрезвычайный, предельный, экстремистский, экстравагантный

idioms:

• carry/take something to extremes    удариться в крайности
• extreme unction    соборование
• go to extremes    прибегать к крайним мерам
• in the extreme    чрезвычайно

Español (Spanish)
adj. - último, extremo, drástico
n. - extremo, extremidad, ápice, fin, cabo

idioms:

• extreme unction    extremaunción, santos óleos, unción
• go to extremes    llegar a extremos
• in the extreme    en extremo, extremadamente
• take something to extremes    llevar algo al extremo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - extrem, ytterlighets-, längst bort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
极端的, 偏激的, 尽头的, 极端, 末端

idioms:

• extreme unction    给临终者涂油礼
• go to extremes    走极端
• in the extreme    极度, 非常
• take something to extremes    走极端

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 極端的, 偏激的, 盡頭的
n. - 極端, 末端

idioms:

• extreme unction    給臨終者塗油禮
• go to extremes    走極端
• in the extreme    極度, 非常
• take something to extremes    走極端

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 극도의, 맨 끝의
n. - 맨 끝에 있는 것, 극단적인 상태, 과격한 수단

idioms:

• go to extremes    극단에 흐르다
• in the extreme    극단으로
• take something to extremes    극단적으로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 極端な, 極度の, 過激な, 一番先の
n. - 極端, 外項

idioms:

• extreme unction    終油の秘跡
• go to extremes    極端に走る
• in the extreme    極端に, 極度に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بالغ, شديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קיצוני, החיצוני ביותר, הרחוק ביותר מהמרכז, תומך בעמדות לא-מתונות, נמצא בקצה‬
n. - ‮ניגוד גמור, קיצוניות, איבר ראשון או אחרון בסדרה (מתמטיקה), הדרגה הגבוהה ביותר של דבר כלשהו‬

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