Extreme

Extreme

“They use the word ‘‘extreme’’ for

anybody who wants to reduce spending

and try to attack people who want to

reduce spending.” Senator Sessions State of Alabama

Harry Reid used the word “extremists” yesterday. Here are the results of a Google search.

"Extremist Republicans in the House of Representatives are attempting to torpedo the Senate's bipartisan progress with a bill that can't pass the Senate ... and won't pass the Senate," Reid said.

We have a dishonorable president, and a conniving leader of the Senate.

Definition of “extreme”:

ex·treme

ikˈstrēm/

adjective

adjective: extreme

1. 1.

   reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.

   "extreme cold"

   synonyms:
   utmost, very great, greatest, greatest possible, maximum, maximal, highest, supreme, great, acute, enormous, severe, high, exceptional, extraordinary More

   "extreme danger"

   antonyms:
   slight

   • not usual; exceptional.

     "in extreme cases the soldier may be discharged"

   • very severe or serious.

     "expulsion is an extreme sanction"

     synonyms:
     drastic, serious, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, consequential, impactful; More

     heavy, sharp, severe, austere, harsh, tough, strict, rigorous, oppressive, draconian

     "extreme measures"

     antonyms:
     mild

   • (of a person or their opinions) advocating severe or drastic measures; far from moderate, esp. politically.

     "the party has expelled some of its more extreme members"

     synonyms:
     radical, extremist, immoderate, fanatical, revolutionary, rebel, subversive, militant, far-right, far-left More

     "extreme views"

     antonyms:
     moderate

   • denoting or relating to a sport performed in a hazardous environment and involving great physical risk, such as parachuting or whitewater rafting.

     synonyms:
     dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk, adventurous More

     "extreme sports"

     antonyms:
     tame, safe

2. 2.

   furthest from the center or a given point; outermost.

   "the extreme northwest of Scotland"

   synonyms:
   furthest, farthest, furthermost, far, very, utmost; More

   archaicoutmost

   "the extreme north"

   antonyms:
   near

noun

noun: extreme; plural noun: extremes

1. 1.

   either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible.

   "unbridled talk at one extreme and total silence at the other"

   synonyms:
   opposite, antithesis, side of the coin, (opposite) pole, antipode More

   "the two extremes"

   • the highest or most extreme degree of something.

     "extremes of temperature"

     synonyms:
     limit, extremity, highest/greatest degree, maximum, height, top, zenith, peak, ne plus ultra More

     "this attitude is taken to its extreme in the following quote"

   • a very severe or serious act.

     "he was unwilling to go to the extreme of civil war"

2. 2.

   Logic

   the subject or predicate in a proposition, or the major or minor term in a syllogism (as contrasted with the middle term).

 

Harry Reid and president Obama are risking the extreme… of a dangerous, hazardous, risky, high-risk, default.