extreme sport

noun

Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

“Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.”

Similar
action sportadventure sportadventurous sport
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Meanings

nounextreme sport (plural extreme sports)

plural extreme sports

  1. Any sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

    Base-jumping is called an extreme sport, but I think it should be called an insane sport.

    Synonyms: action sport, adventure sport, adventurous sport

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny sport taking place at potentially dangerous speeds or heights, or involving a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

Similar
action sportadventure sportadventurous sport
Also see
action sportadventure sportadventurous sport

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 極限運動 /极限运动
  • 極限運動 /极限运动 (jíxiàn yùndòng)sport
Danish ekstremsport, ekstremidræt
  • ekstremsportsport
  • ekstremidrætsport
Finnish extreme-urheilu, ääriurheilu
  • extreme-urheilusport
  • ääriurheilusport
  • äärilajisport
French sport extrême
  • sport extrêmesport
German Extremsport
  • Extremsportsport
Indonesian olahraga ekstrem, olahraga aksi
  • olahraga ekstremsport
  • olahraga aksisport
  • olahraga agrosport
  • olahraga petualangansport
Italian sport estremo
  • sport estremosport
Japanese エクストリームスポーツ, 極端なスポーツ
  • エクストリームスポーツ (ekusutorīmusupōtsu)sport
  • 極端なスポーツ (kyokutan na supōtsu)sport
Korean 극한 스포츠, 익스트림 스포츠
  • 극한 스포츠 (geukhan seupocheu)sport
  • 익스트림 스포츠 (ikseuteurim seupocheu)sport
Malay sukan ekstrem
  • sukan ekstremsport
Persian ورزش مخاطرهآمیز
  • ورزش مخاطرهآمیزsport
Polish sport ekstremalny
  • sport ekstremalnysport
Russian экстрема́льный вид спо́рта, экстри́м
  • экстрема́льный вид спо́рта (ekstremálʹnyj vid spórta)sport
  • экстри́м (ekstrím)sport
Spanish deporte extremo
  • deporte extremosport
Swedish extremsport
  • extremsportsport
Ukrainian екстремальний спорт
  • екстремальний спортsport
Cite this entry
APA

extreme sport. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20sport

MLA

“extreme sport.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20sport. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extreme sport,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extreme%20sport.

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