1
as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
made offers of aid to the refugees, and of asylum in extremity
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in height
the most extreme or advanced point
at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of extremity
In many ways, extremity has become the measure of Israeli society nearly two years after October 7.
—
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Historically, lower extremity fracture has ranked ninth in terms of most prevalent injury.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
Based on her history of heterosexual extremity, I was concerned, but glad to be proven wrong.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extremity
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Historically, lower extremity fracture has ranked ninth in terms of most prevalent injury.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
Based on her history of heterosexual extremity, I was concerned, but glad to be proven wrong.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the importance of the Ali-Frazier match derives from the extremity of those blood-sport contradictions.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for extremity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extremity
Noun
-
The members face a crisis of friendship as loyalties shift, trust is tested, and the lines between fact and fiction blur.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Democrats criticized House Republicans for remaining away from Washington, arguing that their absence is prolonging the crisis and deepening hardship for workers and families nationwide.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Barcelona used a mix of zonal and man-marking but struggled when teams exploited their comparalative lack of height and physicality by using players in motion.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
-
These ones have a lug sole that offers extra height and more room for cushioned support.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
The network was about to hire The Daily Show host when a producer Kimmel worked with on the '90s game show Win Ben Stein's Money suggested that the head of the network watch video of him, Kimmel explained Wednesday on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
-
To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Behind the rig count is a months-long trend of weak oil prices, the lowest since the depths of COVID.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
-
Suddenly, the lake exploded, killing the Bamessi, whose bodies sank to the depths.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
But current technologies like micro-LEDs hit a limit when pixels shrink below one micrometer.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Neff's blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit following the crash.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Extremity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extremity. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share