tipping point

noun

: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place

Examples of tipping point in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Washington understood that a tipping point was being reached and that the innate beauty contained within the Declaration’s ethos was what would irrevocably galvanize the troops. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Gladney described the incident as a tipping point in the district’s work to address the experiences of Black students. — Chaewon Chung july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

The tipping point when high-intensity, severe forest fires became the most common type in California forests occurred around 2012, the researchers found. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

For leaders, that load is unmitigated stress and pressure that steadily approaches a tipping point. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tipping point

• counterpoint
• disappoint
• multipoint
• needlepoint
• reappoint
• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint