Extreme and Violent

Extreme

Extreme adjective - Being very far from the center of public opinion.
Usage example: their extreme political views attracted only a small band of followers

Violent is a synonym for extreme. In some cases you can use "Violent" instead an adjective "Extreme".

Violent

Violent adjective - Marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity.
Usage example: our guest's imminent arrival provoked a violent effort to get the place cleaned up

Extreme is a synonym for violent in intense topic. Sometimes you can use "Extreme" instead an adjective "Violent", if it concerns topics such as revolutionary.

Nearby Words: violence, violently, violator

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Home Alone The traps only get more violent and extreme in the second movie.
  • Metal Gear Solid 2 features the Quirky Miniboss Squad Dead Cell, who's official backstory was that they got more and more extreme and violent until they had to be hunted down and wiped out, with the three survivors teaming up with Solidus to form the "Sons Of Liberty".
  • Comicbook / Ra's Al-Ghul Essentially, he comes across as a man who secretly fears that he isn't as special as he always thought he was, and falls back on increasingly violent and extreme methods to both prove that wrong and stop anyone from questioning his superior image.
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