Collocations for extreme - noun
ADJECTIVE
opposite,
polar
Their views are at opposite extremes from each other.
Their views are at opposite extremes from each other.
logical
new
She has taken cleanliness to a new extreme.
new
She has taken cleanliness to a new extreme.
climatic,
political,
temperature
It's a difficult place to live because of its climatic extremes.
It's a difficult place to live because of its climatic extremes.
VERB + extreme
avoid
Avoid any extremes of temperature.
Avoid any extremes of temperature.
go to,
reach
There is no need to go to such extremes.
There is no need to go to such extremes.
carry sth to,
take sth to
It's foolish to take any dieting to extremes.
It's foolish to take any dieting to extremes.
represent
PREPOSITION
at an/the extreme
At the extreme, some nuclear waste is so radioactive it has to be kept isolated for thousands of years.
At the extreme, some nuclear waste is so radioactive it has to be kept isolated for thousands of years.
between extremes
There has to be a solution between these extremes.
There has to be a solution between these extremes.
in the extreme
His voice was scornful in the extreme.
His voice was scornful in the extreme.
to the extreme
She was always generous to the extreme.
She was always generous to the extreme.
extremes of
These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.
These photographs show extremes of obesity and emaciation.
PHRASES
at one extreme,
at the other extreme
At the other extreme, women still childless at 32 were more likely to be from a professional background.
At the other extreme, women still childless at 32 were more likely to be from a professional background.
go from one extreme to the other
She goes from one extreme to the other, and either works very hard or does absolutely nothing.
She goes from one extreme to the other, and either works very hard or does absolutely nothing.
go to the opposite extreme,
go to the other extreme
After always putting too much salt in her cooking, she went to the opposite extreme and banished it completely.
After always putting too much salt in her cooking, she went to the opposite extreme and banished it completely.