extremity | Definition of extremity

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, crunch time, Dunkirk, 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, height, limit

Words Related to extremity

consummation, epitome, quintessence, ultimate