EXTREMENESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

extremeness

noun

Definition of extremeness

as in excessiveness

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Noun

This excessiveness can hinder critical knowledge building because of the sheer amount of information that can be accessed simultaneously at any time.

— Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Definition of excessiveness

Noun

For rooms, the ADA Studio Coastline View room is 816 square feet of glorious view with a king-sized bed, spacious bathroom, and private patio for the ultimate in extravagance and ease.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Rather than overwhelming diners with extravagance, each course builds thoughtfully toward the next.

— Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of extravagance

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Nothing but verdant grey hills, sheep, and waist-high walls of ancient stones that vanished into the vastness of the landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
The reef itself becomes the subject, inviting viewers to imagine its vastness from the perspective of one of its smallest inhabitants.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of vastness

Noun

The script brilliantly lays that out to counteract some of the hugeness of her character.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
Nowhere in the vestiges of what was once the sprawl of corporate hugeness known as The General Electric Company are there signs that Katharine Blodgett's laboratory notebooks still exist.

— Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of hugeness

Noun

Take in the 55-foot-high arches with their 29,000 Guastavino ceiling tiles, the larger-than-life windows, and try, just try, to reckon with the immensity of Detroit's story.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
But Supergirl doesn’t quite want to deal with the immensity of its protagonist’s feelings; her drunken stupor is often played for laughs, defined by disheveled hair, big sunglasses, and plenty of slurred speech.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Definition of immensity

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