Synonyms for extremism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ik-stree-miz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstri mɪz əm

Top 10 synonyms for extremism Other synonyms for the word extremism

Définition of extremism

Origin :
  • 1848, from extreme + -ism.
  • I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. [Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), acceptance speech as Republican candidate for President, 1963]
  • As in fanaticism : noun overenthusiasm
Example sentences :
  • Some of them thought he had a few good ideas, but was damaging his own case by extremism.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • With all this extremism, we want a man of principle and common sense.
  • Extract from : « A Family Man (From the Fifth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • Because of this extremism, his voice was doomed to remain that of one crying in the wilderness.
  • Extract from : « Prophets of Dissent » by Otto Heller
  • The modern tendency in painting cannot be dismissed as charlatanism or extremism.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning » by Willard Huntington Wright
  • Only the leaders of the New Balkans are much younger, less experienced, more prone to superstition, extremism and moodiness.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • In a word, it is contemporary Ireland duplicated without violence and extremism.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson
  • It is from this enthusiasm and extremism that there sounds one of the key-notes of woman's nature--her loyalty.
  • Extract from : « Greek Women » by Mitchell Carroll
  • We're also standing against the forces of extremism embodied by the regime in Tehran.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush » by George W. Bush
  • We're also standing against the forces of extremism in the Holy Land, where we have new cause for hope.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush » by George W. Bush

Antonyms for extremism

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