high-water mark

noun

: highest point : peak

Synonyms of high-water mark

• pinnacle
• top
• zenith
• height
• culmination
• peak
• apex

Examples of high-water mark in a Sentence

he hit the high-water mark of his acting career when he played Tiny Tim in a school play

Recent Examples on the Web

The Weeknd reached a new high-water mark on Spotify this week. — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023

In Paso Robles, dozens of makeshift encampments sprang up along roadways, above the Salinas’ high-water mark. — Jeremy Miller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2023

In December, Texas had just over a million job openings, a high-water mark it’s been hovering around for several months. — Mitchell Schnurman, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023

The film, in which Topol was cast as a Mexican, was nobody’s creative high-water mark — but left no permanent damage on Topol’s career. — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-water mark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
• marque
• narc
• quark
• shark

Kids Definition

high-water mark

noun

: the highest point of development : peak