extremize
Make more radical
To extremize is to push something toward an extreme position or make it more radical.
The word appears in political and social contexts where views or groups become more polarized: Social media algorithms can extremize users by feeding them increasingly radical content.
Also used in mathematics and optimization to mean finding extreme values of a function.
Convert to extreme ideology
- polarizeSplit into opposition
- heightenIncrease in degree
- intensifyIncrease in degree
- deepenIncrease in degree
strengthen · harden · sharpen · reinforce · amplify · accentuate · consolidate · entrench
Separate into parts
- splitSeparation into parts
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- segregateSeparate by category
- alienateCause emotional distance
entrench · oppose · dichotomize · bifurcate · antagonize · fragment · splinter · separate
Represent as greater
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- overemphasizeStress something too much
- overdrawWithdraw more than available
overplay · stretch · distort · embellish · inflate · magnify · caricature · sensationalize
radicalize
Convert to extreme ideology
deepen · strengthen · harden · sharpen · reinforce · amplify · accentuate · consolidate · entrench · fortify
divide
Separate into parts
- splitSeparation into parts
- radicalizeConvert to extreme ideology
- segregateSeparate by category
alienate · entrench · oppose · dichotomize · bifurcate · antagonize · fragment · splinter · separate · widen
overstate
Represent as greater
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- overemphasizeStress something too much
overdraw · overplay · stretch · distort · embellish · inflate · magnify · caricature · sensationalize · catastrophize
extremizemoderate
Lessen intensity or preside
center · temper · depolarize · modulate · normalize
- political extremismIdeology at outer fringes
- upper extremityLimb from shoulder down
- religious extremismRadical ideology driven by faith
- extremist ideologyBelief system rejecting compromise
- extremist groupsFactions advocating drastic positions
- lower extremity
extremist, extremity, extremities, extremism, extremists, extremisms