Synonyms for climax
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Orgasm
2. Culmination
culmination, apotheosis, acme, point, high point, height, consummation, peak, pinnacle, apex, paroxysm, zenith, apogee, summit, head, extreme, top, maximum, culmen
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
- n. 2
The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
Related words
- Word family
- climacteric climaxer
- Phrases
- sexual climax
Forms
- Plural
- climaxes → orgasms, comings, culminations, apotheoses…
Example sentences
- culmination This project is the culmination of a lifetime of work.
- apotheosis The apotheosis of AI is a bit premature.
- release It's impossible to release his foot from the trap.
- cum Tatoeba: Don't cum here on Friday nights, kids.
- payoff You have time for payoff until the end of the month.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| climax | steady | |
| culmination | steady | |
| apotheosis | rising | |
| release | steady | |
| cum | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- top1, cum1
- 4 letters
- head1, peak1, apex2, acme2
- 5 letters
- point1
- 6 letters
- coming2, height1, summit2, orgasm3, payoff2, zenith2, apogee3, culmen
- 7 letters
- release2, extreme2, maximum3, auxesis
- 8 letters
- pinnacle3, paroxysm
- 10 letters
- apotheosis5
- 11 letters
- culmination4
- 12 letters
- consummation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
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