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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
- dedication
- devotion
- dogma
- enthusiasm
- faction
- frenzy
- illiberality
- immoderation
- incorrigibility
- infatuation
- injustice
- madness
- monomania
- obsessiveness
- obstinacy
- partiality
- partisanship
- passion
- prejudice
- rage
- single-mindedness
- stubbornness
- superstition
- tenacity
- transport
- unfairness
- unreasonableness
- unruliness
- violence
- willfulness
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
- 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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