extremities

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ultimate; limit n.
animate being's appendage n.

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

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extremities

Also, your heart rate spikes, your blood pressure soars, the blood vessels in your extremities constrict to keep warm blood near your core and you begin to gasp involuntarily.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

Another problem is atrophy of the lower extremities, including weakness in the arch muscle of the foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2024

I could hardly tell how men and women in extremities of destitution proceeded.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë