extremes
Farthest possible points
Extremes are the farthest points on a spectrum or the most intense versions of something.
In temperature, the extremes are scorching heat and bitter cold.
In politics, the extremes are radical positions at opposite ends.
To go to extremes is to take excessive action: She went to extremes to prove her point.
The phrase in the extreme means to the highest degree: The situation was dangerous in the extreme.
Highest or most extreme
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- zenithPoint straight overhead
apex · acme · culmination · peak · utmost · paramount · supreme · maximum
Terms with contrary meanings
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- contrastNotable difference between things
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
duality · binary · spectrum · endpoints · polarization · bipolar · diametrically opposed · either-or
Outer parts of town
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
- marginsEdges of a page
- outliersExtreme data points
- fringesOuter edges or tassels
borderlands · edges · outer limits · far reaches · boundaries · remote · isolated · distant
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
zealous · fierce · profound · emphatic · forceful · concentrated · potent · vigorous
Of extreme northern cold
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- desertTo leave behind completely
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
glacial · blizzard · heatwave · permafrost · scorching · freezing · polar · equatorial
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- militantAggressive cause supporter
- fanaticOverly zealous person
hardliner · fundamentalist · ideologue · partisan · fringe groups · terrorism · radicalization · violence
ultimate
Highest or most extreme
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
zenith · apex · acme · culmination · peak · utmost · paramount · supreme · maximum · minimum
opposites
Terms with contrary meanings
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- contrastNotable difference between things
antithesis · duality · binary · spectrum · endpoints · polarization · bipolar · diametrically opposed · either-or · black-and-white
outskirts
Outer parts of town
fringes · borderlands · edges · outer limits · far reaches · boundaries · remote · isolated · distant · removed
passionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
- vehementIntensely forceful in feeling
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- ardentIntensely enthusiastic or devoted
fiery · zealous · fierce · profound · emphatic · forceful · concentrated · potent · vigorous · explosive
arctic
Of extreme northern cold
drought · glacial · blizzard · heatwave · permafrost · scorching · freezing · polar · equatorial · arid
revolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
- anarchistOne opposing all governance
- militantAggressive cause supporter
fanatic · hardliner · fundamentalist · ideologue · partisan · fringe groups · terrorism · radicalization · violence · insurgency
- polarizationpolarizer, divide, polarized light, divisiveness, polarizing filter
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- statisticsmean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation
- tonal rangehighlights, shadows, midtones, contrast, brightness
extremesmiddle
Central point or position
center · midpoint · middle ground · mean · median
extremesmoderation
Avoidance of excess
temperance · restraint · mildness · gentleness · moderateness
extremesmoderation
Avoidance of excess
balance · centrism · compromise · reasonableness · even-handedness
- extreme heatSevere high temperature
- extreme sportsHigh-risk recreational activities
- political extremismIdeology at outer fringes
- extreme weatherUnusual, dangerous atmospheric events
- extreme conditionsSeverely challenging environmental situations
- extreme coldSevere low temperature
extreme, extremely, extremist, extremity, extremities, extremism, extremists, extremeness, extremisms