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| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, crest, extremity, head, height, highlight, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff*, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crowning point, high spot, intensification |
| Antonyms: | anticlimax, cliffhanger |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to top; culminate |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, cap, come, come to a head, conclude, content, crown, end, finish, fulfill, orgasm, peak, please, satisfy, succeed, terminate, top, tower, break the record, hit high spot, reach a peak, reach the zenith, rise to crescendo |
| Antonyms: | delve, dip, drop, fall off |
| Main Entry: | acme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pinnacle of achievement or physical object |
| Synonyms: | apogee, climax, culmination, height, meridian, optimum, peak, summit, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith, capstone, high point, highest point |
| Antonyms: | nadir |
| Main Entry: | apex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, high point |
| Synonyms: | acme, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, cusp, height, maximum, meridian, most*, ne plus ultra, peak, pinnacle, point, roof, spire, summit, tip, vertex, zenith, greatest, max, sublimity, tops, up there |
| Antonyms: | nadir |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | centerpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highlight |
| Synonyms: | climax, focal point, heart, hub, keynote, nucleus, best part, center of attention, high point, high spot, main event, main feature |
| Main Entry: | crisis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical situation |
| Synonyms: | catastrophe, change, climax, confrontation, contingency, corner, crossroad, crunch*, crux, culmination, deadlock, dilemma, dire straits, disaster, embarrassment, emergency, entanglement, exigency, extremity, height, imbroglio, impasse, juncture, mess, moment of truth*, necessity, pass, pickle*, pinch*, plight, point of no return*, predicament, pressure, puzzle, quandary, situation, stew, strait, trauma, trial, trouble, turning point, urgency, big trouble, climacteric, hot potato, hour of decision, perplexity |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | critical mass |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crucial point |
| Synonyms: | climax, crisis, critical point, crossroads*, crossroads, crunch time, defining moment, emergency, high noon*, high noon, moment of truth, point of no return, turning point, zero hour, crisis point, critical juncture, critical stage, crucial moment, decisive moment, do or die time, irreversible momentum, pivotal point, sink or swim time, the Rubicon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | culminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to a climax |
| Synonyms: | cap, climax, close, come to a head, conclude, crown, end, end up, finish, go over the mountain, go the route, rise to crescendo, round off, shoot one's wad, terminate, top off*, wind up* |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, open, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line*, summit, top, zenith, all the way, blow off*, capper, crowning touch |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | denouement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the end result |
| Synonyms: | climax, close, completion, conclusion, culmination, end, finale, resolution, final curtain, last act, windup |
| Main Entry: | ejaculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eject semen |
| Synonyms: | climax, come*, discharge, spurt, have an orgasm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emergency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crisis, danger |
| Synonyms: | accident, climax, clutch*, compulsion, crossroad, crunch*, depression, difficulty, distress, exigency, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, juncture, misadventure, necessity, pass, pinch*, plight, predicament, pressure, push, quandary, scrape, squeeze, strait, tension, turning point, urgency, vicissitude, zero hour*, meltdown |
| Antonyms: | calm, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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, maximum, nadir, peak, pinnacle, pole, termination, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith, inordinancy, nth degree |
| Main Entry: | finale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending of an event |
| Synonyms: | button*, cessation, climax, close, conclusion, consummation, culmination, denouement, end, epilogue, finish, payoff*, summation, swan song*, termination, afterpiece, blow-off, chaser, closer, crowning glory, end piece, finis, last act, peroration, windup |
| Notes: | final means occurring at or forming an end or not to be altered or undone, while a finale is the concluding part of any performance |
| Antonyms: | beginning, debut, opening, start, first act |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highlight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorable part |
| Synonyms: | climax, feature, focal point, focus, peak, best part, high point, high spot, main feature |
| Main Entry: | maximum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upper limit, greatest amount |
| Synonyms: | apex, apogee, ceiling, climax, crest, culmination, extremity, height, most, nonpareil, peak, pinnacle, record, summit, supremacy, top, utmost, uttermost, zenith, max, maxi, preeminence, the end |
| Antonyms: | least, low, minimum, smallest |
| Main Entry: | peak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reach highest point |
| Synonyms: | climax, come to a head, crest, culminate, be at height, reach the top, reach the zenith, top out |
| Antonyms: | fall, plunge, hit bottom |
| Main Entry: | pinnacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, crest |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, climax, cone, crown, culmination, height, most*, needle*, obelisk, peak, pyramid, spire, steeple, summit, tower, vertex, zenith, greatest, max, tops |
| Antonyms: | base, bottom, nadir |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | round off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finish |
| Synonyms: | cap, climax, close, complete, conclude, crown, culminate, settle, bring to a close, finish off, top off |
| Antonyms: | start |
| Main Entry: | showdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confrontation |
| Synonyms: | breaking point, clash, climax, crisis, culmination, exposé, moment of truth, unfolding |
| Antonyms: | agreement, peacemaking |
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