When tackling clues like “Extreme”, it helps to see what’s worked before. This set of answers includes entries that fit the clue’s phrasing and format in other published crossword puzzles.
Possible Answers:
- DRASTIC
- ULTRA
- RADICAL
- SEVERE
- HARDCORE
- UTMOST
- NTH
- UTTER
- ACUTE
- INTENSE
- LIMIT
- TERRIFIC
- UTTERMOST
- POLE
- RABID
- TERMINAL
- DIRE
- TOO
- END
- WACK
Synonyms and Definitions
ULTRA
- Synonyms: extremist, radical
- Definition: (pertaining to beliefs and behaviors) significantly exceeding the standard
RADICAL
- Synonyms: basal, base, chemical group, free radical, group, revolutionary, root, root word, stem, theme, ultra
SEVERE
- Synonyms: austere, dangerous, grave, grievous, hard, knockout, life-threatening, serious, spartan, stark, stern, terrible, wicked
HARDCORE
- Synonyms: hard-core
UTMOST
- Synonyms: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, last, level best, maximum, uttermost
NTH
- Synonyms: n-th
UTTER
- Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, dead, double-dyed, emit, everlasting, express, give tongue to, gross, let loose, let out, mouth, perfect, pure, sodding, speak, staring, talk, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, verbalise, verbalize
ACUTE
- Synonyms: acuate, acute accent, ague, discriminating, incisive, intense, keen, knifelike, needlelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
INTENSE
- Synonyms: acute, vivid
- Definition: Having or showing a unique characteristic to an extreme extent.
LIMIT
- Synonyms: bound, boundary, circumscribe, confine, define, demarcation, demarcation line, determine, fix, limit point, limitation, point of accumulation, restrain, restrict, set, specify, terminal point, terminus ad quem, throttle, trammel
- Definition: the highest possible level of something
TERRIFIC
- Synonyms: fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrifying, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
UTTERMOST
- Synonyms: utmost
POLE
- Synonyms: celestial pole, magnetic pole, perch, punt, rod, terminal
- Definition: A lengthy rod, typically circular in shape, made from wood, metal, or plastic.
RABID
- Synonyms: fanatic, fanatical, overzealous
TERMINAL
- Synonyms: concluding, depot, end, final, pole, terminus
DIRE
- Synonyms: awful, desperate, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific
END
- Synonyms: cease, close, closing, conclusion, death, destruction, ending, final stage, finish, goal, oddment, remainder, remnant, stop, terminate