Synonyms of climactic

climactic

adjective

klī-ˈmak-tik 

as in apocalyptic

of, relating to, or being a major turning point

the French Revolution is usually regarded as one of the climactic events in modern European history

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of climactic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This variegated rendering of New York and its people, from Harlem to Jones Beach, from the mundane to the magical, is made up entirely of archival material, from news station broadcasts to personal 8mm film diaries to the climactic concert scenes shot on 35mm. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024

Speaking of grief and loss, that movie's climactic ending, featuring a battle against Stephen Lang's Col. Miles Quaritch and the colonizing RDA, saw the Sullys grappling with the death of their son, Neteyam (Jamie Flatters). —Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024

For the remainder of this month, the Dodgers will only play teams with winning records, which could make for an unusually intense August and climactic September. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024

There are breakups, makeups, and a climactic rite of passage. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024