Entry Word: turning point

Function: noun

Meaning: a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in oneʼs fortunes) occurs <the turning point came when Victor finally admitted he was a werewolf>

Synonyms climax, landmark, milestone

Related Words break, clincher, highlight; conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation, turnabout, turnaround; clutch, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, emergency, exigency, head, juncture, zero hour