Definitions

capper

[kap-er] / ˈkæp ər /

NOUN

clincher

Synonyms

STRONG

closer culmination deathblow finisher

WEAK

coup de grâce crowning blow deciding moment finishing touch

NOUN

culmination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apex climax completion pinnacle

STRONG

acme apogee consummation crown finale finish height limit maximum meridian noon payoff peak perfection summit top zenith

WEAK

all the way blow off critical mass crowning touch ne plus ultra punch line

Antonyms

STRONGEST

anticlimax nadir

STRONG

base beginning bottom introduction start

WEAK

commencement opening

NOUN

zenith

Synonyms

STRONG

acme altitude apex apogee cap capstone climax crest crown culmination elevation eminence height meridian payoff peak pinnacle roof summit tiptop topper vertex

WEAK

high noon high point

Antonyms

STRONG

base bottom depth lowness nadir start unimportance

Example Sentences

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“This should put a capper, in our opinion, on blue-sky hopes for substantial multiple expansion,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

The capper came on Monday when Liverpool shelled out around $170 million for Alexander Isak, a 26-year-old from Sweden, signed from Newcastle, another top-five club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 2, 2025

The capper to the feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake doesn't involve the "GNX" rapper at all.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2025

Rodriguez put a capper on the four-run inning, driving in Rojas from second with a ground ball up the middle that hit the second-base bag and bounced away from Trejo for an RBI single.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Then the capper offered to wager $100 that he could turn the right card.

From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.

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