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Synonyms for apex

Most common

zenith peak acme pinnacle top summit

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Zenith — the moment of greatest success, expansion, etc

zenith, peak, acme, pinnacle, crown, height, culmination, point, apotheosis, crest, apogee, climax, maximum, extreme, prime, meridian, capstone, superlative, culmen, noontide, elevation

2. Summit — the highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. The pointed fine end of something.…

top, summit, end

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. The pointed fine end of something. The lowest part of the human heart.

  2. n. 2

    The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

Related words

Phrases
base over apex solar apex
Is a kind of
moment

Forms

Plural
apexes → zeniths, peaks, acmes, pinnacles…

Example sentences

  • peak How far did the Roman Empire stretch at its peak?
  • pinnacle Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.
  • zenith His fame was at its zenith at that time.
  • acme Actually his work has reached the acme of perfection.
  • vertex Where there's a vertex, there must be an edge.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
apexfalling
peakfalling
pinnaclerising
zenithfalling
acmesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
end1, top1, tip1
4 letters
peak1, acme2
5 letters
point1, prime1, crown1, crest1
6 letters
height1, summit2, climax2, vertex2, zenith2, apogee3, culmen
7 letters
maximum3, extreme2
8 letters
pinnacle3, meridian4, capstone2, noontide
9 letters
elevation4
10 letters
apotheosis5
11 letters
culmination4, superlative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acme2 = 2 syllables).

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