normal, typical or neither very good nor very bad
- Similar:
- typical
- Opposite:
- exceptional
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
extremely
adverb
to a very great degree
She was extremely happy about her win.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- very
- greatly
- highly
- really
- super
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- barely
- hardly
- slightly
More examples
- This puzzle is extremely difficult.
- Why are you extremely tired today?
Word family
- -ly (suffix) means “in a way that is (makes an adverb)”. Also in: quickly, silently, cautiously.
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More size & amount words
in every way; totally
- Similar:
- totally
- Opposite:
- fractionally
far away in space or time
- Similar:
- far
- Opposite:
- adjacent
twice as much or twice as many
- Similar:
- twice
- Opposite:
- divide
complete and total, with no doubt or limit
- Similar:
- complete
- Opposite:
- incomplete
a very large amount, more than enough
- Similar:
- plenty
- Opposite:
- deficiency
existing in very large amounts, more than enough
- Similar:
- plenty
- Opposite:
- insufficient
enough, or good enough for what is needed
- Similar:
- sufficient
- Opposite:
- deficient