opposite/other extreme

idiom

—used to contrast something that is beyond what is normal or reasonable in one extreme with something else that is in an opposite amount or to an opposite degree beyond what is normal or reasonable

After spending lavishly for years, the company has now gone to the opposite/other extreme and has cut expenses drastically.

Examples of opposite/other extreme in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Certainly, the occurrence of flooding, wildfire and other extreme weather events is outpacing the response capabilities of the building scientists and building-code officials who set the benchmarks of what our houses must reasonably be able to withstand. —Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024

The point about benchmarks or context is also important in the Helene scenario as well as other extreme weather events. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

At the other extreme, inhabiting an entirely different world, are tetrachromats—women who, with a mutation of the X chromosome and an extra cone receptor in their retinae, can see a hundred times more color and color within color. —Kanya Kanchana, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2024

Italian law does not require the content of posters to be approved by cities or regions, but companies that own the advertising space are expected to follow rules that forbid the support of fascism or other extreme views, a spokesperson from Italy’s main media governing body told CNN. —Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024