EN

Synonyms for crown

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

apex crest hillcrest culmen bull's-eye completion award diadem

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Crest — the top part of something, The highest part of a hill

crest, head, peak, summit, apex, height, tip, pinnacle, vertex, acme, culmen, hillcrest, top dated

2. Thick-un — A former predecimalization British coin worth five shillings

bull's-eye, tush, thick-un slang dated UK, bull slang dated UK, cartwheel slang dated UK, tosh slang dated UK, coachwheel slang dated UK, tosheroon slang dated UK, caroon slang dated UK, caser slang UK

3. Finish — splendor; culmination; acme

finish, splendor US, splendour UK, perfect, complete, completion, culmination

4. Honor — any reward of victory or mark of honor

honor US, honour UK, palm, award, prize US, prise UK, reward

Other

diadem, tiara, coronet, cap, garland, wreath, corona, title, monarchy, laurel, dental cap, royalty

Verb

1. Enthrone — to formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc

enthrone, coronate rare

2. Turtle head — to have its topmost part emerge partially from the body, as a result of heightened internal pressure in the…

turtle, prairie dog, turtle head vulgar slang, grow a tail vulgar slang, touch cotton slang

Other

consummate, conclude

Antonyms

foot, base, bottom

All antonyms of crown →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any reward of victory or mark of honor.

  2. n. 2

    The top part of something: The highest part of a hill.

  3. v. 1

    To formally declare (someone) a king, queen, emperor, etc.

  4. v. 2

    To have its topmost part emerge partially from the body, as a result of heightened internal pressure in the bowels.

Related words

Word family
crownless crownment crown-of-the-field crownwork crowned crowner
Phrases
crown of thorns crown jewels grass crown crown it all dental crown antique crown blockade crown civic crown

Forms

Plural
crowns → crests, heads, peaks, summits…
Past participle
crowned
e.g. crowned → enthroned, coronated, turtled, consummated…

Example sentences

  • apex The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
  • crest The neural crest is found in embryonic structures.
  • completion The construction work is steadily nearing completion.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
crownsteady
apexfalling
crestfalling
hillcreststeady
culmenfalling

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

By length

3 letters
top1, tip1, cap1
4 letters
head1, peak1, bull1, palm1, apex2, acme2, tosh1, tush1
5 letters
title2, award2, honor2, prize1, crest1, tiara3, prise, caser
6 letters
finish2, height1, honour2, summit2, reward2, turtle2, laurel2, wreath1, corona3, vertex2, diadem3, culmen, caroon
7 letters
perfect2, royalty3, garland2, coronet3
8 letters
complete2, conclude2, monarchy3, pinnacle3, splendor2, enthrone, coronate
9 letters
splendour, hillcrest2, cartwheel2, tosheroon
10 letters
completion3, consummate3, coachwheel
11 letters
culmination4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apex2 = 2 syllables).