Synonyms
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Examples of extremely in a Sentence
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At the time, Gardner, through her attorneys, said Bailey’s petition failed to meet the extremely high bar to remove her.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors say the case shows how the prison gang had the power to order hits on inmates inside California prisons as well as targets outside of prison, and evidence shown in court has included extremely graphic prison video and photos of inmate murders.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
Only one other state — Nevada — has fewer affordable homes per capita for extremely low-income renters, according to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Most of Vierra’s family has been staying in hotels, an initial boon to the disaster response in a community where demand for housing was already extremely high before 12,000 people lost their homes in the fires.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The choice is extremely current—partly because fashion is embracing the western look, and stars like Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé are going country.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
The legendary producer told People magazine, in an interview published Tuesday, that the Die Hard star was extremely kind to everyone working on the film set, especially the crew members.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
My true nature is that of being extremely unserious.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024
As these statistics reveal, the either/or mindset can be extremely damaging to entrepreneurs.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors say the case shows how the prison gang had the power to order hits on inmates inside California prisons as well as targets outside of prison, and evidence shown in court has included extremely graphic prison video and photos of inmate murders.
—Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
Only one other state — Nevada — has fewer affordable homes per capita for extremely low-income renters, according to a report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Most of Vierra’s family has been staying in hotels, an initial boon to the disaster response in a community where demand for housing was already extremely high before 12,000 people lost their homes in the fires.
—Thalia Beaty, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
The choice is extremely current—partly because fashion is embracing the western look, and stars like Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé are going country.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
The legendary producer told People magazine, in an interview published Tuesday, that the Die Hard star was extremely kind to everyone working on the film set, especially the crew members.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
My true nature is that of being extremely unserious.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2024
As these statistics reveal, the either/or mindset can be extremely damaging to entrepreneurs.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Extremely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extremely. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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