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zenith - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | zenith |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top |
| Synonyms: | acme, altitude, apex, apogee, cap, climax, crest, crown, culmination, elevation, eminence, height, high noon*, meridian, payoff*, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, tiptop*, vertex, capper, capstone, high point, topper |
| Notes: | zenith derived from Arabic samt ar-ras 'the way or road above one's head'; zenith technically is the point directly above the observer and nadir is the point directly below |
| Antonyms: | bottom, nadir |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | crescendo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | increase to climax |
| Synonyms: | apex, ascension, building, climb, crest, critical mass, culmination, elevation, escalation, peak, pinnacle, rise, summit, surge, upsurge, zenith, intensification |
| 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: | 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: | heyday |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prime |
| Synonyms: | acme, culmination, day, height, peak, pinnacle, prime time, salad days, time, zenith, high point, high spot |
| Antonyms: | low point |
| 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: | meridian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summit, climax |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, crest, culmination, extremity, high noon, high-water mark, peak, pinnacle, zenith |
| 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: | summit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top, crowning point |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, climax, crest, crown, culmination, head, height, meridian, most, peak, pinnacle, roof, vertex, zenith, capstone, max |
| Antonyms: | base, bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | vertex |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, cap, cope, crest, crown, culmination, extremity, height, peak, pinnacle, roof, summit, tip, zenith, fastigium, upper extremity |
| Antonyms: | bottom, nadir |
| Main Entry: | be-all and end-all |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essential factor |
| Synonyms: | summit, zenith, all-important element, essential element, quintessential element, ultimate object |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top; best |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, head, meridian, peak, perfection, pinnacle, roof, summit, tip, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith, fastigium |
| Antonyms: | bottom, worst |
| 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, frontier, height, last, margin, maximum, nadir, outside, pinnacle, plight, pole, remote, rim, setback, terminal, termination, tip, top, trouble, verge, vertex, zenith, extremes, terminus |
| Main Entry: | height |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | altitude, top part |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, brow, ceiling, crest, crown, cusp, elevation, extent, highness, hill, mountain, peak, pinnacle, pitch, prominence, rise, stature, summit, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith, loftiness, solstice, tallness |
| Antonyms: | bottom, depth, lowness |
| Main Entry: | prime |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | best part of existence |
| Synonyms: | best, bloom, choice, cream*, elite, fat*, flower*, flowering*, height, heyday, maturity, peak, perfection, pink*, prize, spring, top, verdure, vitality, zenith, best days, springtime |
| Antonyms: | downfall |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | top |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | highest point |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, cap, capital, ceiling, climax, cork, cover, crest, crown, culmination, cusp, face, head, height, lid, limit, maximum, meridian, peak, pinnacle, point, roof, spire, stopper, summit, surface, tip, utmost, vertex, zenith, fastigium, finial, high point, superficies |
| Antonyms: | base, bottom, foot, lowest, nadir |
| Main Entry: | day |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | era |
| Synonyms: | age, ascendancy, cycle, epoch, generation, height, heyday, period, prime, term, time, years, zenith |
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