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Synonyms & Antonyms of climacteric
(Entry 1 of 2)
of, relating to, or being a major turning point
- as the war reached its climacteric phase, the atrocities dramatically increased, both in number and brutality
Synonyms for climacteric
- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical),
- climactic
Words Related to climacteric
- critical,
- crossover,
- crucial,
- fateful,
- life-and-death
- (also life-or-death),
- vital
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climacteric
nounSynonyms of climacteric (Entry 2 of 2)
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
- historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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“Climacteric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climacteric. Accessed 2 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of climacteric was in 1582
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