Synonyms of apogee

apogee

noun

ˈa-pə-(ˌ)jē 

as in zenith

the highest part or point

shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• zenith
• pinnacle
• culmination
• height
• peak
• top
• apex
• climax
• acme
• meridian
• summit
• crescendo
• crest
• sum
• noon
• crown
• capstone
• highlight
• high-water mark
• high noon
• head
• noontime
• tip-top
• heyday
• ne plus ultra
• glory
• prime
• flower
• blossom
• bloom
• ceiling
• extremity
• roof
• flood tide
• extreme
• cap
• high
• tip
• vertex
• highspot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottom
• base
• foot
• nadir
• minimum
• rock bottom
• abyss

Example Sentences

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