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Extreme

At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.

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Distant 84% connected

Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

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Distant 84% connected

Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance; away.

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Immoderate 84% connected

Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate…

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Immoderate 84% connected

Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds; excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands; immoderate grief; immoderate…

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Intense 84% connected

Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.

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Acme 76% connected

The top or highest point; the culmination.

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Apex 76% connected

The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as, the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip, of a leaf.

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Peak 76% connected

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

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Vertex 76% connected

A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit; crown; apex.

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Broader term 4

Degree 76% connected

A step, stair, or staircase.

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Extremity 76% connected

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

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Grade 76% connected

A step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing; as, grades of military rank; crimes of every grade; grades of fl…

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Level 76% connected

A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is everywhere parallel to the surface…

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Extremity 74% connected

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

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Extremity 74% connected

The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.

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Utmost 92% connected

Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowl…

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Uttermost 92% connected

Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest degree; as, the uttermost extent or end.

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