Greatest
Greatest adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Most extreme and greatest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Most extreme" instead an adjective "Greatest".
Most extreme
Greatest and most extreme are semantically related. You can use "Greatest" instead an adjective phrase "Most extreme".
Both terms in one sentence
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To be fair, though, the editing of the film did significantly increase the "over the top" effect — much of it plays like a greatest-hits compilation of McCarthy's most extreme moments.
Source: Aluminum Christmas Trees
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