He was driven to the last extremity.
Source: tatoeba (289701)
Extremity
//ɪkˈstɹɛmɪti//
Synonyms for "extremity" (352 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (71)
Noun(1 words)
tipabandonabstractaching heartacmeacutenessagonyagony of mindallanguishanimalityapexapogeeappendagearcharmsatrocitybackbalebarbarity
Show 50 more words
bitter endbitternessbleeding heartblind alleybloodlustborderborder linebottom dollarboundboundaryboundary conditionboundary lineboundlessnessboundsbournboxbreak boundarybreakoff pointbroken heartbrowbrutalitybuttbutt endcapceilingcircumscriptionclearclear awayclimactericclimaxcloud nineclubfootclutchcompassconfineconvergence of eventscornercrestcrisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrossroadscrowncrucial periodcrunchcrushingcul-de-sacculmenculminationcutoff
Strong matches (105)
cutoff pointdead enddead-end streetdeadlinedeadlockdeath agoniesdeath groandeath rattledeath struggledeath throesdeathbeddeathwatchdelimitationdeliverdepressiondepth of miserydesolationdespairdestructivenessdetach
Show 84 more words
determinantdifferencedifferentiatedigitdisburdendiscerndiscriminatedisembarrassdisembroildisencumberdisengagedisentangledisinvolvedistinguishdivision linedogdying breathedgeegregiousnessemergencyendenormousnessexaggerationexcessexcessivenessexigencyexorbitanceexorbitancyextravaganceextravagancyextremeextreme limitextremesextremismextremitiesextricatefabulousnessfag endfarthest boundfeetferociousnessfetlockfiercenessfinal extremityfingersfinishfloorfootforceforefootforepawfreefrontierfuriousnessgiantismgigantismgluttonygriefhalthandsharefootharshnessheartacheheavenheavensheavy hearthedgeheelheighthigh noonhigh water markhigh-water markhighest degreehighest pitchhighest pointhingeholehoofhyperbolehypertrophyimmoderacyimmoderatenessimmoderationimpasse
Noun(1 words)
Related words (176)
impetuosityinclemencyincontinenceinfelicityinhumanityinordinacyinordinanceinordinatenessinstepintemperanceintemperatenessintensityinterfacejumping off placejumping-off placelast agonylast breathlast gasplegsliberate
Show 153 more words
limbslimenlimitlimitationlimiting factorlimitslineline of demarcationlow-water marklower limitmalignitymarchmarginmarkmaximummelancholiamelancholymercilessnessmeridianmetemindlessnessmiserymonstrousnessmoribunditymountaintopmurderousnessne plus ultraneednibnimietyno place highernoonnth degreeoutrageousnessoverdevelopmentovergreatnessovergrowthoverindulgenceoverlargenessovermuchovermuchnesspadpasspasternpattepawpeakpedal extremitypedesperipherypespiedpinchpinnaclepitchpitilessnessplightpointpoleprostrationpugpushradicalismreleaserescueresolveridgerigorroughnessrubsadnesssavageryseparateseventh heavenseverseveralizeseveritysharpnessskysolespiresplayfootstalematestandstandstillstartstarting linestarting pointstopstraitstubstumpsuicidal despairsummittagtag endtailtail endtarget datetermterminal dateterminationterminusterrorismthe wholethresholdthroes of deaththuletime allotmenttip toptip-toptoetoestoo muchtoo-muchnesstootsytoptrottertrottersturnturning pointultima thuleunconscionablenessunduenessungentlenessungulaunravelunreasonablenessunrestrainednessunscrambleuntangleuntieuntwineupmostupper extremityupper limituppermosturgencyutmostutmost extentuttermostvandalismvehemencevenomvertexvery topviciousnessviolencevirulencewingswoewretchednesszenith
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
4 entriespart of
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 27 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- gjymtyrë noun (hand or foot)
Ancient Greek
3 entries- τελευτή noun (furthest point)
- ἄκρον noun (furthest point)
- ἄκρον noun (hand or foot)
Armenian
4 entries- եզր noun (furthest point)
- ծայր noun (furthest point)
- ծայրահեղություն noun (extreme measure)
- վերջ noun (furthest point)
Aromanian
1 entries- capit noun (furthest point)
Bulgarian
3 entries- край noun (furthest point)
- крайник noun (hand or foot)
- крайност noun (extreme measure)
Catalan
2 entries- extremitat noun (furthest point)
- extremitat noun (hand or foot)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 四肢 noun (hand or foot)
- 末端 noun (furthest point)
Czech
4 entries- konec noun (furthest point)
- končetina noun (hand or foot)
- kraj noun (furthest point)
- krajnost noun (extreme measure)
Danish
1 entries- ekstremitet noun (hand or foot)
Dutch
3 entries- extremiteit noun (furthest point)
- uiteinde noun (furthest point)
- uiterste noun (furthest point)
Finnish
4 entries- raaja noun (hand or foot)
- ääri noun (furthest point)
- äärimmäisyys noun (extreme measure)
- ääripää noun (furthest point)
French
2 entries- extrémité noun (furthest point)
- extrémité noun (hand or foot)
Galician
3 entries- extremidade noun (furthest point)
- extremidade noun (hand or foot)
- membro noun (hand or foot)
German
4 entries- Extremität noun (furthest point)
- Extremität noun (hand or foot)
- Extremste noun (extreme measure)
- Äußerste noun (extreme measure)
Hungarian
3 entries- szélsőség noun (extreme measure)
- véglet noun (furthest point)
- végtag noun (hand or foot)
Indonesian
1 entries- ekstermitas noun (hand or foot)
Italian
1 entries- estremità noun (furthest point)
Japanese
3 entries- 四肢 noun (hand or foot)
- 末端 noun (furthest point)
- 果て noun (furthest point)
Latin
1 entries- extremitās noun (furthest point)
Māori
3 entries- more noun (furthest point)
- pito noun (furthest point)
- tōpito noun (furthest point)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ekstremitet noun (hand or foot)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ekstremitet noun (hand or foot)
Portuguese
2 entries- extremidade noun (furthest point)
- extremidade noun (hand or foot)
Romanian
2 entries- capăt noun (furthest point)
- extremitate noun (furthest point)
Russian
4 entries- ко́нчик noun (furthest point)
- коне́ц noun (furthest point)
- коне́чность noun (hand or foot)
- кра́йность noun (extreme measure)
Spanish
2 entries- extremidad noun (furthest point)
- extremidad noun (hand or foot)
Swedish
1 entries- extremitet noun (hand or foot)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
A bull, stimulated either by the scarlet colour of Miss Ashton's mantle, or by one of those fits of capricious ferocity to which their dispositions are liable, detached himself suddenly from the group which was feeding at the upper extremity of a grassy glade, that seemed to lose itself among the crossing and entangled boughs. The animal approached the intruders on his pasture ground, at first slowly, pawing the ground with his hoof, bellowing from time to time, and tearing up the sand with his horns, as if to lash himself up to rage and violence.
Source: tatoeba (7752127)
In an instant he had reached the extremity of the niche, and finding his progress arrested by the rock, stood stupidly bewildered.
Source: tatoeba (10716775)
His childish idea was, in fact, a pushing to the extremity of mathematical precision what is everywhere known as Grimm's Law—an aggrandizement of rough rules to ideal completeness.
Source: tatoeba (11514173)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.