AIGUILLE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

aiguille

noun

Definition of aiguille

as in pinnacle

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Recent Examples of aiguille From here, the mountain, which had acquired a feminine pronoun during our hike, was broader and softer but also larger and surrounded by jagged aiguilles and compact glaciers. — Stephanie Danler, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Reid’s constancy is one of the gifts that has led him to the pinnacle of the NFL as the fourth-winningest coach in league history.

— Vahe Gregorian July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
The Big Ten, the pinnacle of competition, sounded like a distant dream.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

So, from that perspective only, the summit on AI and nuclear weapons was a logical follow up of Pope Francis’ effort.

— Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Purja set off on his record-breaking summit of the world’s 14 highest peaks in April 2019, finishing 189 days later in October, smashing a record set by South Korean Kim Chang-ho in 2013 – by more than seven years.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of summit

Noun

Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
In 1948, running back Fred Gehrke — who majored in art at the University of Utah — experimented with painting rams horns on football helmets.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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In satellite data captured over Antarctica, what appears to be a beautiful, colorful hummingbird emerges from the crest of a mountaintop.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
Kilroy, who survived a childhood bout with cancer, was fascinated by the stunted pine trees that dotted the mountaintop.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

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