Extreme vs. Radical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Extreme and Radical
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Extreme
Most remote in any direction; outermost or farthest
The extreme edge of the field.
Radical
Arising from or going to a root or source; basic
Proposed a radical solution to the problem.
Extreme
Being in or attaining the greatest or highest degree; very intense
Extreme pleasure.
Extreme pain.
Radical
Departing markedly from the usual or customary; extreme or drastic
A radical change in diet.
Extreme
Being far beyond the norm
An extreme conservative.
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Radical
Relating to or advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions
Radical politics.
A radical political theorist.
Extreme
Of the greatest severity; drastic
Took extreme measures to conserve fuel.
Radical
(Medicine) Relating to or being surgery that is extreme or drastic in an effort to eradicate all existing or potential disease
Radical hysterectomy.
Extreme
Characterized by severe, usually oxygen-poor environmental conditions.
Radical
(Linguistics) Of or being a root
A radical form.
Extreme
Having an affinity for such conditions
An extreme microorganism.
Radical
Of, relating to, or arising from a root
Radical hairs.
Extreme
Very dangerous or difficult
Extreme rafting.
Radical
Arising from the base of a stem or from a below-ground stem or rhizome
Radical leaves.
Extreme
Participating or tending to participate in a very dangerous or difficult sport
An extreme skier.
Radical
(Slang) Excellent; wonderful.
Extreme
(Archaic) Final; last.
Radical
One who advocates fundamental or revolutionary changes in current practices, conditions, or institutions
Radicals seeking to overthrow the social order.
Extreme
The greatest or utmost degree or point.
Radical
(Mathematics) The root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign.
Extreme
Either of the two things situated at opposite ends of a range
The extremes of boiling and freezing.
Radical
Symbol R An atom or a group of atoms with one unpaired electron.
Extreme
An extreme condition.
Radical
(Linguistics) See root1.
Extreme
An immoderate, drastic expedient
Resorted to extremes in the emergency.
Radical
Any of the basic Chinese characters that are combined to form more complex characters.
Extreme
The first or last term of a ratio or a series.
Radical
Any of the traditional set of basic strokes or groups of strokes that make up Chinese characters and are used to classify and organize them in dictionaries.
Extreme
A maximum or minimum value of a function.
Radical
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
His beliefs are radical.
Extreme
(Logic) The major or minor term of a syllogism.
Radical
Pertaining to a root of a plant.
Extreme
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin.
Radical
Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
Extreme
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor.
Radical
Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
The spread of the cancer required radical surgery, and the entire organ was removed.
Extreme
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home.
Radical
Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
Extreme
Drastic, or of great severity.
I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security.
Radical
Produced using the root of the tongue.
Extreme
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding.
Radical
Involving free radicals.
Extreme
(archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
The extreme hour of life
Radical
(math) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
A radical quantity; a radical sign
Extreme
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
Radical
Excellent; awesome.
That was a radical jump!
Extreme
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
Extremes of temperature
Radical
A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
Extreme
One of the last moments of life.
Radical
A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
Extreme
A drastic expedient.
Some people go to extremes for attention on social media.
Radical
A person with radical opinions.
Extreme
Hardships, straits.
Radical
(arithmetic) A root (of a number or quantity).
Extreme
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
Radical
(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
Extreme
(archaic) Extremely.
Radical
(linguistics)Celtic In Celtic languages, refers to the basic, underlying form of an initial consonant which can be further mutated under the Celtic initial consonant mutations.
Extreme
At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost; farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.
Radical
(linguistics)Semitic linguistics In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
Extreme
Last; final; conclusive; - said of time; as, the extreme hour of life.
Radical
(chemistry) A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
Extreme
The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest; immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case; extreme folly.
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire.
Radical
(organic chemistry) A free radical.
Extreme
Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.
The Puritans or extreme Protestants.
Radical
Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or , such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xn ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
Extreme
Extended or contracted as much as possible; - said of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat forth.
Radical
Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
Extreme
The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a body; extremity.
Radical
The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
Extreme
Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable; hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean; - often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as, extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes meet.
His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness.
Radical
(number theory) The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
Extreme
An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger, distress, etc.
Radical
Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.
Extreme
Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the middle term being interposed between them.
Radical
Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to the principles, or the like; original; fundamental; thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils; radical reform; a radical party.
The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.
Extreme
The first or the last term of a proportion or series.
Radical
Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant; as, radical tubers or hairs.
Extreme
The furthest or highest degree of something;
He carried it to extremes
Radical
Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form.
Extreme
The point located farthest from the middle of something
Radical
Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical quantity; a radical sign. See below.
Extreme
Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity;
Extreme cold
Extreme caution
Extreme pleasure
Utmost contempt
To the utmost degree
In the uttermost distress
Radical
A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived, uncompounded word; an etymon.
The words we at present make use of, and understand only by common agreement, assume a new air and life in the understanding, when you trace them to their radicals, where you find every word strongly stamped with nature; full of energy, meaning, character, painting, and poetry.
Extreme
Far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree;
An extreme example
Extreme temperatures
Extreme danger
Radical
One who advocates radical changes in government or social institutions, especially such changes as are intended to level class inequalities; - opposed to conservative.
In politics they [the Independents] were, to use the phrase of their own time, "Root-and-Branch men," or, to use the kindred phrase of our own, Radicals.
Extreme
Beyond a norm in views or actions;
An extreme conservative
An extreme liberal
Extreme views on integration
Extreme opinions
Radical
A characteristic, essential, and fundamental constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an atom.
As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic radicals, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid radicals.
Extreme
Most distant in any direction;
The extreme edge of town
Radical
Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not completely saturated, which are so linked that their union implies certain properties, and are conveniently regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a residue; - called also a compound radical. Cf. Residue.
Radical
(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
Radical
An atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule;
In the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells
Radical
A person who has radical ideas or opinions
Radical
A character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram
Radical
A sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted
Radical
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
Thematic vowels are part of the stem
Radical
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm;
Extremist political views
Radical opinions on education
An ultra conservative
Radical
Markedly new or introducing radical change;
A revolutionary discovery
Radical political views
Radical
Arising from or going to the root;
A radical flaw in the plan
Radical
Of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root;
A radical verb form
Radical
Especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem;
Basal placentation
Radical leaves
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