Synonyms of culminate

culminate

verb

ˈkəl-mə-ˌnāt 

as in to complete

to bring to a triumphant conclusion

culminated the school year with a trip to New York

Synonyms & Similar Words

• complete
• finish
• conclude
• crown
• climax
• cap (off)
• terminate
• round (off or out)
• wrap up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of culminate

The most famous example was Humphrey the humpback in 1985, whose trip to the Delta culminated in a high-stakes rescue by researchers and government agencies. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The need for guardrails in the college game is precisely why Congress has become a battleground for paying college athletes, culminating in the Save College Sports Act which has been hotly debated on both sides of the political aisle. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The Panic of 1837—perhaps the worst of them all—gave rise to a long series of marvelous psychoses culminating in Know-Nothingism, which flourished around a dozen years after the crash. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The mission culminated with Cruz killing Aaliyah's fiancé, Ehsan, and her father, terrorist financier Asmar Ali Amrohi, on the eve of Aaliyah's wedding. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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