extremely
∞
1.0
- adverb
- /ɪkˈstrimli/
:
extremadamente
- The weather today is extremely hot, so make sure to stay hydrated.
- extremely important
- extremely difficult
- extremely hard
But I can tell you it's extremely common with men, OK.
- But I can tell you it's extremely common with men, OK.
- There's a lot of men who are extremely loyal, faithful men.
- He's all he's always been extremely nice, very kind.
- And so it was an extremely eye opening journey.
- They had, however, one extremely notable loss this week.
- So you know, they're extremely reluctant to do that.
- So AI is a tool, an extremely smart tool.
- Was one Gev an extremely high energy?
- And, you know, it was an extremely dark time of my life.
Examples
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This must be an extremely difficult time.
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So this is something that's extremely relevant.
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But no, it's just extremely cold and I love it.
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But you can work extremely hard and not work smart.
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And, you know, it was an extremely dark time of my life.
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And as you know, health can be extremely expensive.
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I must say it's gone extremely well.
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If there was one thing they did extremely well, it was that.
Academic text (2011) -
Usually around October things get extremely hectic at work or school.
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"All I can say is that the meeting was extremely rewarding for me," Marissa said.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
∞
3.5
Very, showing strong feeling or excellent quality
922
1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
584
2.3
To a very great degree
351
1.4
To show strong feeling or degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
272
4.1
In a very bad or serious way
236
3.6
Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great
230
1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
151
4.7
By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse
144
3.4
By a large amount
137
3.9
To a much higher level than usual
129
3.1
To a very large degree
129
4.9
To a large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
103
3.0
By a very large amount
88
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
84
2.1
To a very great degree
80
4.1
To a much higher level than usual
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
2.7
To a very great degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
50
3.9
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
26
4.5
To a very high degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
17
5.2
To a very great degree
14
8.0
To a very great degree
11
3.5
To a large degree
10
5.4
To a very great degree that you cannot count
8
2.3
Totally and without any doubt
7
7.5
To a much greater degree than is normal
7
6.2
Extremely in a very strong, usually negative, way
6
7.4
To a very large degree
4
4.4
Adds emphasis to say something is very strong
1
7.6
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
1
7.0
To a very high degree, showing excellent quality
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.8
Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
- Specialized
1
4.5
A range of very high radio waves used for microwave and satellite signals
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Extremely comes from extreme, which comes from the root extra meaning 'outside' or 'beyond'. So if something is extremely good or dangerous, it is pushed 'beyond' the usual limit — in other words, 'very much'.