Climax synonyms
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highest point
(Geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.
Mature age; full bloom of life.
A conference or meeting of high-level leaders, usually called to shape a program of action.
highest degree
To put a crown or garland on the head of.
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The highest point; peak; vertex
A culminating; reaching of the highest or lowest altitude or point
The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.
The point of culmination; the peak:
Elevation (of the sun, a star, etc.) above the horizon, measured in degrees
The analogous point in an orbit around a celestial body other than Earth. Not in technical use.
The greatest or least amount, number, or extent allowed or possible:
A pitched ball in flight
A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century
utmost extent
point of highest development
The definition of a turning point is a point in time when something happens that causes a shift or an irrevocable change in direction.
crowning point
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turning of the tide
decisive moment
A time of, or a state of affairs involving, great danger or trouble, often one which threatens to result in unpleasant consequences
A similar point of intensity of emotional excitement.
ne plus ultra (Latin)
To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height; loom:
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To put or place on the top of
(US) to fill completely; to fill or refill the final portion of something not empty
To apply the finishing touch to; complete:
rise to a crescendo
To reach or bring to a climax
reach a peak
To reach or bring to a climax
(Medicine, of an abscess) To reach its final stage
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bring to a head
To reach or bring to a climax
reach the zenith
To reach or bring to a climax
come to bring to a climax
To reach or bring to a climax
To come to the end of
To bring (a task, project, goal etc.) to completion; to accomplish.
anticlimax (antonym)
Something trivial or commonplace that concludes a series of significant events:
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depression (antonym)
(Psychology) in psychotherapy and psychiatry, a state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future
nadir. See syn. study at summit.summit (antonym)
maximum (related)
The greatest quantity or degree reached or recorded; the upper limit of variation.
achieve (related)
To succeed in accomplishing; bring about:
complete (related)
To complete is to finish something, to make something whole or see a task through to the end.
Initialism of Australian Labor Party.
The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
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Any final revelation or outcome
grand finale
The point nearest the sun in the orbit of a planet, comet, or man-made satellite
A metal spike with an eye to which a rope can be secured: it is driven into rock or ice for support in mountain climbing
(Countable) Something sublime.
The greatest extreme; the maximum:
A corner point of a triangle, square, cube, parallelepiped, or other geometric figure bounded by lines, planes, or lines and planes
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To go up.
To get to be; become
To reach the crest of:
To form with gradations.
To make prominent; emphasize:
(Obs.) To surpass or exceed; go beyond
cliffhanger (antonym)
A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain until the end.
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dip (antonym)
To plunge into water or other liquid and come out quickly.
The time at which the sun reaches its highest point in the sky; noon.
The act, event, or time of payment
high (related)
The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
excite (related)
Excite is defined as to stir up emotions, action or strong reactions.
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
An arrival or approach
The peak or climax:
Any of the stones in a coping
(Video games, informal) A finishing move.
To bring to an end; finish; stop; conclude
To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.
finale (related)
crescendo (related)
climactic (related)
triumphant (related)
high-point (related)
Find another word for climax. In this page you can discover 86 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for climax, like: highest point, peak, acme, pinnacle, summit, highest degree, crown, apex, culmination, intensification and zenith.