Synonyms for extremities

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ik-strem-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈstrɛm ɪ ti

Top 10 synonyms for extremities

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Définition of extremities

Origin : "hands and feet," uttermost parts of the body, early 15c., plural of extremity. Meaning "a person's last moments" is from c.1600.

noun ultimate; limit
noun animate being's appendage

Example sentences :

At the two extremities of European thought the lyre has raised two vast cities.
Extract from : « A Zola Dictionary » by J. G. Patterson

Then she burst forth, with the growl of a slave driven to extremities.
Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola

If the head and neck are enlarged, the trunk and extremities are cut short.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

They may be very serious if they push the city to extremities.
Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various

Yet here, too, there was an evident shrinking from extremities.
Extract from : « History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. II. » by James Anthony Froude

This was all the old hen needed to drive her to extremities.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

A most condemnatory glance at my extremities accompanied this speech.
Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

This can only be done in the extremities, but nearly all bites are received on the arms or legs.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America

Her extremities were already beginning to get stiff and cold.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

Wade will rally when worst comes to worst, and be the head man in extremities.
Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens

Antonyms for extremities

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