Synonyms of apical

apical

adjective

as in crestal

Related Words

• crestal
• meridian
• highest
• crowning
• climactic
• apocalyptic
• climacteric
• culminating
• crucial
• critical
• life-and-death
• high
• apogean
• crossover
• fateful
• vital
• epochal
• momentous
• watershed
• pivotal
• decisive
• cataclysmal
• earthshaking
• deciding
• payoff
• make-or-break
• go-no-go

Dissimilar Words

• unimportant
• insignificant
• trivial
• inconsequential
• anticlimactic
• indecisive
• noncritical

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apical

Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026

Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025

Our dexterous thumb and fingers, with their unique proportions and opposability, place the world at our pulpy fingertips—along with millions of microbes collected by our noteworthy nails and fleshy apical pads. — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021

The trunk reaches up and branches into what are called apical dendrites. — Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2021

In a statement, Furla said 80 percent of its employees are women from 80 nationalities, and 53 percent hold apical positions, including C-level roles. — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019

All the fractured parts in each group were bonded to their relevant apical parts by an etch and rinse bonding system and a flowable composite resin. — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2013