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extremities

noun , plural of extremity

Synonyms and Antonyms of extremities

1 a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity

Synonyms of extremities

boiling points, breaking points, clutches, conjunctures, crises, crossroads, crunches, crunch times, Dunkirks, emergencies, exigencies, flash points, heads, junctures, tinderboxes, zero hours

Words Related to extremities

contingencies, possibilities

climaxes, turning points

happenings, landmarks, milestones

conditions, passes, situations, straits

deadlocks, impasses, stalemates

corners, fixes, holes, hot waters, jams, last ditches, pinches, predicaments, scrapes, spots

eleventh hours, last minutes

Phrases Synonymous with extremities

moments of truth, points of no return

2 the most extreme or advanced point

at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening

Synonyms of extremities

depths, heights, limits

Words Related to extremities

consummations, epitomes, quintessences, ultimates

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