All in extremis synonyms

adj in extremis

• doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
• fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
• moribund — in a dying state; near death.
• decaying — rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing
• sinking — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
• fated — subject to, guided by, or predetermined by fate; destined.
• withering — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
• going — the act of leaving or departing; departure: a safe going and quick return.
• mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
• passing — going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
• final — pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time: the final meeting of the year.
• perishing — causing destruction, ruin, extreme discomfort, or death: lost in the perishing cold.
• ebbing — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
• declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
• done for — past participle of do1 .
• at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.