| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | summit, climax |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, crest, culmination, extremity, high noon, high-water mark, peak, pinnacle, zenith |
| 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: | circle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | orb, loop, round figure |
| Synonyms: | amphitheater, aureole, band, belt, bowl, bracelet, circlet, circuit, circumference, circus, cirque, coil, colure, compass, cordon, corona, crown, cycle, disc, disk, ecliptic, enclosure, equator, full turn, globe, halo, hoop, horizon, lap, meridian, orbit, parallel of latitude, perimeter, periphery, record, revolution, ring, ringlet, round, sphere, stadium, tire, turn, vortex, wheel, wreath, zodiac |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crest, crowning point, extremity, head, height, high spot, highlight, intensification, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith |
| Antonyms: | anticlimax, cliffhanger |
| Main Entry: | crown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | top; best |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, climax, crest, culmination, fastigium, head, meridian, peak, perfection, pinnacle, roof, summit, tip, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith |
| Antonyms: | bottom, worst |
| Main Entry: | culmination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion; climactic stage |
| Synonyms: | acme, all the way, apex, apogee, blow off, capper, climax, completion, consummation, critical mass, crown, crowning touch, finale, finish, height, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, payoff, peak, perfection, pinnacle, punch line, summit, top, zenith |
| Antonyms: | beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | noon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the middle of a day |
| Synonyms: | apex, high noon, meridian, midday, noonday, noontide, noontime, twelve noon, twelve o'clock |
| Antonyms: | midnight |
| Main Entry: | peak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | maximum, zenith |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crown, culmination, greatest, height, high point, meridian, ne plus ultra, pinnacle, summit, tip, top |
| Notes: | peak means 'maximize,' peek means 'to peep or snoop,' and pique means 'to excite or irritate' |
| Antonyms: | base, nadir |
| 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 |