The difference between Extreme and Thick
When used as nouns, extreme means the greatest or utmost point, degree or condition, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
When used as adverbs, extreme means extremely, whereas thick means in a thick manner.
When used as adjectives, extreme means of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
Thick is also verb with the meaning: to thicken.
check bellow for the other definitions of Extreme and Thick
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Extreme as an adjective:
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
Examples:
"At the extreme edges, the coating is very thin."
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Extreme as an adjective:
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
Examples:
"He has an extreme aversion to needles, and avoids visiting the doctor."
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Extreme as an adjective:
Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
Examples:
"His extreme love of model trains showed in the rails that criscrossed his entire home."
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Extreme as an adjective:
Drastic, or of great severity.
Examples:
"I think the new laws are extreme, but many believe them necessary for national security."
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Extreme as an adjective:
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
Examples:
"Television has begun to reflect the growing popularity of extreme sports such as bungee jumping and skateboarding."
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Extreme as an adjective (archaic):
Ultimate, final or last.
Examples:
"the extreme hour of life"
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Extreme as a noun:
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
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Extreme as a noun:
Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
Examples:
"'extremes of temperature"
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Extreme as a noun:
A drastic expedient.
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Extreme as a noun (mathematics):
Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.
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Extreme as an adverb (archaic):
Extremely.
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Thick as an adjective:
Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
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Thick as an adjective:
Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.
Examples:
"I want some planks that are two inches thick."
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Thick as an adjective:
Heavy in build; thickset.
Examples:
"He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."
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Thick as an adjective:
Densely crowded or packed.
Examples:
"We walked through thick undergrowth."
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Thick as an adjective:
Having a viscous consistency.
Examples:
"My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."
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Thick as an adjective:
Abounding in number.
Examples:
"The room was thick with reporters."
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Thick as an adjective:
Impenetrable to sight.
Examples:
"We drove through thick fog."
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Thick as an adjective:
Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.
Examples:
"We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Stupid.
Examples:
"He was as thick as two short planks."
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Thick as an adjective (informal):
Friendly or intimate.
Examples:
"They were as thick as thieves."
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Thick as an adjective:
Deep, intense, or profound.
Examples:
"'Thick darkness."
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Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):
troublesome; unreasonable
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Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):
Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.
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Thick as an adverb:
In a thick manner.
Examples:
"Snow lay thick on the ground."
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Thick as an adverb:
Frequently or numerously.
Examples:
"The arrows flew thick and fast around us."
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Thick as a noun:
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
Examples:
"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."
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Thick as a noun:
A thicket.
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Thick as a noun (slang):
A stupid person; a fool.
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Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To thicken.
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- extreme vs farthest
- extreme vs furthest
- extreme vs outermost
- extreme vs remotest
- closest vs extreme
- extreme vs nearest
- extreme vs greatest
- extreme vs highest
- extreme vs least
- excessive vs extreme
- extreme vs too much
- extreme vs moderate
- extreme vs reasonable
- drastic vs extreme
- extreme vs severe
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- dangerous vs extreme
- extreme vs final
- extreme vs last
- extreme vs ultimate
- extreme vs mean
- broad vs thick
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- solid vs thick
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- thick vs thickset
- slender vs thick
- slight vs thick
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- thick vs tight-knit
- thick vs unacquainted
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