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extremity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of extremity

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 extremity

boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, emergency, exigency, flash point, head, juncture, tinderbox, zero hour
Words Related to extremity

contingency, possibility

climax, turning point

happening, landmark, milestone

condition, pass, situation, strait

deadlock, impasse, stalemate

corner, fix, hole, hot water, jam, last ditch, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot

eleventh hour, last minute
Phrases Synonymous with extremity

moment of truth, point of no return
2 the most extreme or advanced point
  • At its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening.
Synonyms of extremity

depth, elevation, height, limit
Words Related to extremity

consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate

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