| 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: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greatest extent |
Synonyms: |
absolute, bitter end, border, bottom line, bound, bourne, breaking point, brim, brink, cap, ceiling, check, circumscription, conclusion, confinement, confines, curb, cutoff point, deadline, destination, edge, end, end point, extremity, far out, farthest point, farthest reach, fence, finality, goal, limitation, margin, maximum, obstruction, restraint, restriction, rim, termination, the max, the most, tops, ultimate, utmost, verge |
| Notes: | delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confine limit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one's capacity or a constraint that stops something |
Antonyms: |
infinity, limitlessness |
| Main Entry: | majority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plurality, most |
Synonyms: |
best part, bulk, greater number, greater part, larger part, lion's share, mass, max, more, more than half, preponderance, superiority |
Antonyms: |
minority, secondary |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | pinnacle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, crest |
Synonyms: |
acme, apex, apogee, climax, cone, crown, culmination, greatest, height, max, most*, needle, obelisk, peak, pyramid, spire, steeple, summit, tops, tower, vertex, zenith |
Antonyms: |
base, bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | preponderance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great numbers; supremacy |
Synonyms: |
advantage, ascendancy, bigger half, bulk, command, dominance, domination, dominion, extensiveness, greater part, lion's share, mass, max, mostest, power, predominance, prevalence, superiority, sway, weight |
Antonyms: |
inferiority |
| 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: | full house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | poker hand |
Synonyms: |
capacity, fill, full hand, full measure, max |
| 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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| Concept: | Limit. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale; termination, terminus; stint, frontier, precinct, marches; backwoods., boundary line, landmark; line of demarcation, line of circumvallation; pillars of Hercules; Rubicon, turning point; ne plus ultra; sluice, floodgate.
-adjectives
definite; conterminate, conterminable; terminal, frontier; bordering.
-adverbs
thus far, thus far and no further.
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