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extremities

NOUN

ultimate; limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

terminus

STRONG

acme acuteness adversity apex apogee border bound boundary brim brink butt climax consummation crisis depth disaster edge end excess extreme extremes frontier height last margin maximum nadir outside pinnacle plight pole remote rim setback terminal termination tip top trouble verge vertex zenith

WEAK

dire straits

Antonyms

STRONG

aid base beginning blessing boon bottom center commencement good fortune good luck help inside interior middle minimum opening peace prosperity start success

NOUN

animate being's appendage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limb

STRONG

backside finger flipper foot hand leg paw posterior toe

Antonyms

STRONG

front

Example Sentences

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Temperature readings can also be wrong if patient's extremities are cold.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

Which is to say that she has always been curious about the extremities of human behavior.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024

These complications include carotid artery calcification, calcification of the abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels in the lower extremities, and small vessel disease in the feet.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2024

His lower extremities swelled into what other deckhands described as “elephant feet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

I relate the way the poor Tree Man’s extremities hung from him like gnarled trunks, and with that disturbing image firmly planted in my head, I’m pumped, confident, and take a bigger bite.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson