| Main Entry: | apogee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pinnacle |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, climax, crest, peak, summit, zenith |
| Notes: | apogee is the point where an orbiting body is at its farthest from the Earth (from Greek meaning 'far from the Earth' (apo- 'away' and ge 'earth')); perigee is the point where the orbiting body is closest to Earth |
| Main Entry: | acme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pinnacle of achievement or physical object |
Synonyms: |
apogee, capstone, climax, culmination, height, high point, highest point, meridian, optimum, peak, summit, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith |
Antonyms: |
nadir |
| Main Entry: | apex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, high point |
Synonyms: |
acme, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, cusp, greatest, height, max, maximum, meridian, most*, ne plus ultra, peak, pinnacle, point, roof, spire, sublimity, summit, tip, tops, up there, vertex, zenith |
Antonyms: |
nadir |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crest, crowning point, extremity, head, height, high spot, highlight, intensification, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith |
Antonyms: |
anticlimax, cliffhanger |
| Main Entry: | crest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest point |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, climax, crescendo, crown, culmination, fastigium, head, height, noon, peak, pinnacle, ridge, roof, summit, top, vertex |
| Notes: | a wave's foamy top is its crest; spray blown up from wave tops is spindrift |
Antonyms: |
bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
Synonyms: |
acme, all the way, apex, apogee, blow off, capper, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, crowning touch, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line, summit, top, zenith |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | extreme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, bitter end, boundary, ceiling, climax, consummation, crest, crown, culmination, depth, edge, end, excess, extremity, height, inordinancy, maximum, nadir, nth degree, peak, pinnacle, pole, termination, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith |
| Main Entry: | extremity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ultimate; limit |
Synonyms: |
acme, acuteness, adversity, apex, apogee, border, bound, boundary, brim, brink, butt, climax, consummation, crisis, depth, dire straits, disaster, edge, end, excess, extreme, extremes, frontier, height, last, margin, maximum, nadir, outside, pinnacle, plight, pole, remote, rim, setback, terminal, termination, terminus, tip, top, trouble, verge, vertex, zenith |
| Main Entry: | height |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | altitude, top part |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, brow, ceiling, crest, crown, cusp, elevation, extent, highness, hill, loftiness, mountain, peak, pinnacle, pitch, prominence, rise, solstice, stature, summit, tallness, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith |
Antonyms: |
bottom, depth, lowness |
| Main Entry: | maximum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upper limit, greatest amount |
Synonyms: |
apex, apogee, ceiling, climax, crest, culmination, extremity, height, max, maxi, most, nonpareil, peak, pinnacle, preeminence, record, summit, supremacy, the end, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith |
Antonyms: |
least, low, minimum, smallest |