opposite/other extreme
idiom
—used to contrast something that is beyond what is normal or reasonable in one extreme with something else that is in an opposite amount or to an opposite degree beyond what is normal or reasonable
After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite/other extreme and has cut expenses drastically.
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The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy armed forces or the National Guard domestically to suppress armed rebellion, riots or other extreme circumstances.
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Justin Jouvenal, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
At the other extreme, consider a photograph of a formerly enslaved Black man, from around 1863.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The report shows the soaring economic toll that wildfires, severe storms and other extreme events are exacting in the U.S. and globally.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 July 2025
At the other extreme of things, the Sharks have $34 million in cap room with 19 players signed, putting them $9.5 million under the league’s $70.6 million salary floor, and the Ducks aren’t far behind at $29 million.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 July 2025
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Justin Jouvenal, Arkansas Online, 9 June 2025
At the other extreme, consider a photograph of a formerly enslaved Black man, from around 1863.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
The report shows the soaring economic toll that wildfires, severe storms and other extreme events are exacting in the U.S. and globally.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 29 July 2025
At the other extreme of things, the Sharks have $34 million in cap room with 19 players signed, putting them $9.5 million under the league’s $70.6 million salary floor, and the Ducks aren’t far behind at $29 million.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 July 2025
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“Opposite/other extreme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opposite%2Fother%20extreme. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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