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shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated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

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

At perigee the shuttle would experience pretty serious atmospheric braking, rapidly lose energy, and would definitely not be going back up to its apogee. — Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 31 May 2026

May's second full moon will occur just before apogee, the point at which the moon is farthest from Earth, according to Old Farmer's Almanac. — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

With the greatest opening day crowd in the history of Atlanta and the Southern league cheering in a mad, thunderous crescendo, the Atlanta Crackers reached something approaching an apogee of playing perfection yesterday to turn back the Knoxville Smokies, 9 to 0. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026