APOGEE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

apogee

noun

ˈa-pə-(ˌ)jē

Definition of apogee

as in zenith

the highest part or point shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated

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Recent Examples of apogee Getty Images Why This Full Moon Looked Small June’s Strawberry Moon was a micromoon, which occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon’s apogee — the most distant point in its elliptical orbit around Earth. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 This partial lunar eclipse will occur just over five days after the moon reaches apogee — its farthest point from Earth on its slightly elliptical orbit — making it of average apparent size. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 June 2026 For missions requiring multiple burn periods, such as orbit insertion followed by a later apogee kick, this limitation has historically pushed designers toward liquid or hybrid systems. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for apogee

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Noun

Windstar passengers can tour the ancient castle at the hilly town’s zenith, lounge on one of the sandy beaches, or visit an olive grove, where extra-virgin olive oil is produced using traditional methods.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
If you were forced to pick the moment the Los Angeles romance with itself reached a zenith — and before things all went so wrong — the sunny morning of April 25, 2017, might be a good choice.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

The performances made history as the biggest ever open-air concerts in the UK (the crowd numbered 125,000 both days) and are often cited as representing the pinnacle of the Britpop era.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The line, which belongs to the near-unanimous greatest player of all time and is still widely considered to be the pinnacle of signature athletic footwear, has fallen out of favor with hoopers, and the data backs it up.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

The public warnings are the culmination of growing concern globally about the capability of AI, following numerous cyberattacks and security incidents in recent months by rogue models developed by both OpenAI and Anthropic.

— Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
The occasion was the culmination of five years of planning, according to officials, and will help local firefighters and federal agencies work hand in hand.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of culmination

Noun

Instead, the shoes with Protro editions that are still wildly popular among players today have informed best practices that carry over, including collar height and offset from heel to toe.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

At the peak of the outbreak, before the recall, more than 1,000 infections were reported in a single day.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Be sure to plan your trip around mid-to-late October, when autumnal foliage is at its peak, and hit hiking trails that come alive with color, like the Croda da Lago Circuit and its reflective alpine lake, Lago di Federa.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of peak

Noun

But Siniaková, unlike many women at the top of the doubles leaderboard, is not strictly a doubles specialist.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
When the sequence was complete, the roof had disappeared into the rear of the car, turning this enormous Cadillac into an open-top grand tourer.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

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