Extreme is mainly used to describe situations, behavior, opinions and beliefs of the greatest possible degree, extent or intensity; to an utmost degree: ‘extreme poverty’, ‘extreme caution’, ‘extreme views’, and ‘extreme disappointment’.
When you are talking about a change or development, use words such as great/major/important/considerable/dramatic: ‘Without these major changes, the company would have collapsed.’
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