EXTREMISM Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

extremism

noun

as in excessiveness

belief in and support for ideas that are very far from what most people consider correct or reasonable political extremism

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Recent Examples on the Web That is especially true in an era when social media fans the flames of extremism, as countless users share videos and images of protesters’ eye-catching behavior. —

Jay Ruderman, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024 Miro Dittrich, a right-wing extremism researcher and co-CEO at CeMAS, tells WIRED. —

Josh Axelrod, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024 The Marine Corps changes its rules on reporting extremism among the troops. —

Will Carless, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024 Pitch: Reflexion explores the dynamics of segregation and social belonging in Sweden, which is an urgent topic today as conservative movements and far-right extremism are growing and sweeping across Europe. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for extremism

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