Synonyms of climaxing

climaxing

verb

present participle of climax

as in culminating

to bring to a triumphant conclusion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• culminating
• finishing
• completing
• concluding
• crowning
• capping (off)
• terminating
• wrapping up
• rounding (off or out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of climaxing

Bloody, disturbing, shocking, and entertaining as hell, the Ghost Ship opening couldn’t be any more different from the absolute slog that follows it, climaxing on a muddled and overly complicated ending. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

The film’s first 40 minutes brings what feels like a continuous cut of increasingly bloody action, climaxing in the leveling of an entire town. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 May 2026

At one point, the script prominently featured Hobbs, with the story climaxing in the destruction of Rio. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 24 Nov. 2025

Chaining together standard and heavy blows with acrobatic spins, slips, and dives is fluid and intuitive — leaving combat feeling like an ever-climaxing dance of death that often ends with insta-kill execution moves. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

The climaxing backlash has led brands and industry associations to pressure domestic policymakers to come to the rescue and define nationwide auditing standards and regulation protocols promoted by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019