Phrase Hound found 32 phrases and 17 compound words that contain extreme. The most common are listed below. Open extreme in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 32
- extreme sportAny sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.
- extreme sportsplural of extreme sport: Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.
- Most Extreme
- extreme pointA point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set.
- Extreme poverty
- Extreme-weather
- extreme metalAny of several subgenres of modern heavy metal that are harsher, heavier, more aggressive and less commercialized than other subgenres, especially thrash metal, speed metal, doom metal, black metal or death metal.
- Extreme-right
- extreme unctionThe Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick.
- extreme energyA range of techniques for the production of energy from unconventional resources that are environmentally damaging or risky.
- extreme pointsplural of extreme point: A point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set.
- extreme programmingA software engineering methodology that promotes agility and simplicity, typically involving pair programming and a cycle of frequent testing and feedback.
- extreme prejudiceLethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill.
- extreme ratioSynonym of golden ratio: The irrational number (approximately 1.618), usually denoted by the Greek letter φ (phi), which is equal to the sum of its own reciprocal and 1, or, equivalently, is the square root of the sum of itself and 1.
- extreme carvingA discipline focused on executing deep, continuous, high-speed turns where the rider's body leans almost completely parallel to the snow.
- extreme ultravioletThe highest-energy, highest-frequency, shortest-wavelength end of the ultraviolet EM band, overlapping with soft X-rays.
- extreme risk lawSynonym of red flag law: A gun control law permitting police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves.
- extreme value theoremA theorem that states a continuous function on a closed interval must have a maximum value and a minimum value on that interval.
- extreme skiingSkiing performed on long, steep slopes in mountainous terrain.
- extreme ironingThe humorous extreme sport of ironing in various outdoor places, especially those that are remote or difficult to access.
- extreme risk protection orderA court order issued upon petition of a law enforcement officer, family member, or household member that temporarily removes access to firearms from a person shown to be a danger to himself or herself or to others.
- terminate with extreme prejudiceTo murder; to assassinate.
- extreme programmerA computer programmer who uses extreme programming techniques.
- extreme day tripA visit to a distant place (usually another country by air travel) and back again, within a single day.
- extreme risk lawsplural of extreme risk law: A gun control law permitting police or family members to petition a state court to order the temporary removal of firearms from a person who may present a danger to others or themselves.
Compound words 17
- overextremeToo extreme.
- extremelessHaving no extremes or limits; infinite.
- extremizationThe conversion of something into an extreme form.
- antiextremeAn opposite extreme.
- extremestsuperlative form of extreme: most extreme
- extremisationAlternative form of extremization: The conversion of something into an extreme form.
- extremizeTo convert into an extreme form.
- extremogramA correlogram used for plotting rare events
- extremophiliaThe property of being an extremophile, an organism that thrives in extreme environmental conditions.
- extremotolerantCapable of tolerating extreme environmental conditions.