extremism

noun

Definition of extremismnext
as in excessiveness
belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable political extremism

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Recent Examples of extremism Jacob deGrom infamously was reportedly happy to leave New York for Texas, in part because of New York's political extremism and COVID-19 restrictions, as just one example. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Concha argued that her positions and rhetoric reflect a broader shift in the Democratic Party toward socialism and extremism. — Kiara Moore, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026 The lesson of this primary season is that extremism is on the march in this country. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026 The new searchable databases work against those calls, encouraging Germans to look more closely at their own families’ association with Nazism and prompting fresh reflections on how ordinary citizens came to normalize extremism. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for extremism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremism
  1. excessiveness
  2. excess
  3. radicalism
  4. irrationality
  5. unreasonableness
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
  • Jordan Cvetanovski, chairman and chief investment officer at Pella Funds, said demand for AI infrastructure remains strong as companies race to build computing capacity, but signs of speculative excess are beginning to emerge.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The rest of the trailer is filled with the kind of Eighties-style excess — with a gruesome tinge — that showcases what a good match Ellis and Murphy are for each other.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
Definition of excess
Noun
  • For those manufacturers, and for the neoliberals who appropriated Kahlo to sell free trade with Mexico, her life of political radicalism is left unmentioned.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Many of the area’s neighborhoods are reliably progressive but not known for their radicalism.
    — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026
Definition of radicalism
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  • Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.
    — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Definition of irrationality
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  • If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
    — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Definition of unreasonableness

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“Extremism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremism. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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