Synonyms of extremity

extremity

noun

ik-ˈstre-mə-tē 

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

• crisis
• head
• crossroad(s)
• situation
• emergency
• juncture
• exigency
• conjuncture
• moment of truth
• crunch time
• boiling point
• flash point
• crunch
• breaking point
• zero hour
• point of no return
• clutch
• possibility
• Dunkirk
• predicament
• tinderbox
• climax
• condition
• contingency
• milestone
• corner
• turning point
• happening
• strait
• landmark
• hot water
• impasse
• pass
• deadlock
• pinch
• last ditch
• spot
• stalemate
• hole
• last minute
• jam
• eleventh hour
• scrape
• fix

2

as in height

the most extreme or advanced point

at its extremity the fever was actually life-threatening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• height
• depth
• limit
• consummation
• quintessence
• epitome
• ultimate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extremity

The man had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his extremities, including his arms and legs. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Lanning said after the game that Moore had movement in all of his extremities while at the hospital. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

According to police, the woman had serious injuries to her face, body and extremities. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026

Dillard’s work, though not exclusively about nature, often focused on the natural world, the cruelty and beauty of both flora and fauna, narrowing in on the extremity of the biological systems surrounding us. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026