| Main Entry: | climactic/climacteric |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | decisive |
Synonyms: |
acute, climactical, critical, crucial, desperate, dire, paramount, peak |
Antonyms: |
anticlimacteric, anticlimactic, bathetic, indecisive, trivial, undecided |
| Main Entry: | optimal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimum |
Synonyms: |
24-carat, A1, ace, best, capital, choice, choicest, excellent, flawless, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, ideal, matchless, maximum, most advantageous, most favorable, peak, peerless, perfect, select, solid gold, superlative, top, world class |
| Main Entry: | optimum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best |
Synonyms: |
-carat, A1, ace, capital, choice, choicest, excellent, flawless, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, ideal, matchless, maximum, most advantageous, most favorable, optimal, peak, peerless, perfect, select, solid gold, superlative, world class |
Antonyms: |
least, poorest, worst |
| Main Entry: | climactic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertaining to climax |
Synonyms: |
climatical, critical, crowning, crucial, culminating, decisive, peak, supreme |
| Notes: | climactic means appearing at a climax; climatic relates to weather and climate; one can speak of poor climatic conditions or of a certain climactic development |
| Main Entry: | culminating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | climactic |
Synonyms: |
crowning, peak, supreme, ultimate |