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climax
Synonyms and Antonyms of climax
- the climax of the story occurs when the hero discovers the identity of his father
break, capper, clincher, crusher, highlight, topper
conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation, turnabout, turnaround
boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, zero hour
- the climax of her career as a performer
Synonym Discussion of climax
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- at the summit of the Victorian social scene
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- an artist working at the peak of her powers
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- the pinnacle of worldly success
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- the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions
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- the apex of Dutch culture
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- a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty
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- the culmination of years of effort
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