capstone

noun

cap·​stone ˈkap-ˌstōn 

1

: a coping stone : coping

2

: the high point : crowning achievement

the capstone of her career

Synonyms

• acme
• apex
• apogee
• climax
• crescendo
• crest
• crown
• culmination
• head
• height
• high noon
• high-water mark
• meridian
• ne plus ultra
• noon
• noontime
• peak
• pinnacle
• sum
• summit
• tip-top
• top
• zenith

Examples of capstone in a Sentence

her election as the state's first woman governor was a capstone of a long political career

Recent Examples on the Web

While both candidates stuck to their recent policy positions and criticisms, the debate is noteworthy as a signal and a historical capstone. —Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

My conversations with Ed about his incredible journey from Kansas to Detroit have been one of the capstones of my journalism career. —Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 23 July 2024

To Strassburger, the speech was a capstone of his time on the border. —Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024

The 1968 convention was the ignition, if not a symbolic capstone, to a combustible decade of racial and antiwar strife. —Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

cap entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1