Extremely and Somewhat

Extremely

Extremely adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: an extremely hot day

Somewhat is an antonym for extremely.

Somewhat

Somewhat adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: wear a jacket as it's somewhat chilly today

Extremely is an antonym for somewhat.

Both words in one sentence

  • The work was split into two books to keep it from being extremely late (instead of only somewhat late), as explained in the afterword of Hell's Faire.
  • Deliberately Cute Child He's 15, but lives in a world where boys are extremely sheltered because they're so rare, (and other boys of his age actually act like they're eleven or twelve) so it's somewhat believable.
  • Many such shows have animation that is extremely ugly, extremely cheap, or both, in order to resemble South Park's somewhat cheap animation.
Cite this Source
Somewhat and Extremely. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extremely/somewhat
Extremely & Somewhat. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extremely/somewhat>.
Somewhat or Extremely. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extremely/somewhat.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "extremely" and "somewhat" have occurred on timeline