Meaning

• The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.

• Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.

  "extremes of temperature"

• A drastic expedient.

  "Some people go to extremes for attention on social media."

• Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Meaning

• Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

  "At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin."

• In the greatest or highest degree; intense.

  "He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor."

• Excessive, or far beyond the norm.

  "His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home."

• Drastic, or of great severity.

  "I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security."

• Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

  "Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding."

• Ultimate, final or last.

  "the extreme hour of life"

Meaning

• Extremely.