Synonyms of climaxed

climaxed

verb

past tense of climax

as in finished

to bring to a triumphant conclusion

organizers climaxed the county fair with a down and dirty pie-eating contest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finished
• culminated
• completed
• concluded
• crowned
• capped (off)
• rounded (off or out)
• terminated
• wrapped up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climaxed

In Turkey, a decade of monetary mismanagement climaxed in 2001 with a stock market crash and massive currency devaluation. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Held in Las Vegas, the five-bout main card climaxed with the premature faceoff between McGregor and Holloway, who last fought each other in 2013. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026

But that’s exactly how the night climaxed on Friday (March 27) when the uncanny Argentine duo CA7RIEL y Paco Amoroso took over Canvas on 10th in Chelsea, New York to perform their electrifying new album, Free Spirits, for the first time. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026

Cosmic beings, this week opens with the Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio, a liminal checkpoint between what has already climaxed and what is about to be reborn. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 8 Feb. 2026

Tate McRae was born in the pop summer of 2003, the summer that climaxed in the legendary kiss between Britney and Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

There was the ignominy of falling into League One and then the long, arduous road back that climaxed with promotion via the Championship play-off final in May. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025