| 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: | 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: | peak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maximum, zenith |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crown, culmination, greatest, height, high point, meridian, ne plus ultra, pinnacle, summit, tip, top |
| Notes: | peak means 'maximize,' peek means 'to peep or snoop,' and pique means 'to excite or irritate' |
Antonyms: |
base, nadir |
| Main Entry: | summit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, crowning point |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crest, crown, culmination, head, height, max, meridian, most, peak, pinnacle, roof, vertex, zenith |
Antonyms: |
base, bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | zenith |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top |
Synonyms: |
acme, altitude, apex, apogee, cap, capper, capstone, climax, crest, crown, culmination, elevation, eminence, height, high noon, high point, meridian, payoff, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, tiptop, topper, vertex |
Antonyms: |
bottom, nadir |
| Concept: | Summit. |
| Category: | 2. LINEAR DIMENSIONS |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
summit, summity; top, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus ultra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; watershed, water parting; sky, pole., tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, peak, nib; end; crown, brow; head, nob, noddle, pate; capsheaf., high places, heights., topgallant mast, skyscraper; quarter deck, hurricane deck., architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus, capital, epistyle, sconce, pediment, entablature; tympanum; ceiling (covering)., attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.
-verbs
culminate, crown, top; overtop (be superior to).
-adjectives
highest (high [more]); top; top most, upper most; tiptop; culminating; meridian, meridional; capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant.
-adverbs
atop, at the top of the tree.
-phrases
en flute; fleur deau.
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Antonyms: |
base |
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