Synonyms of crests

crests 1 of 2

noun

plural of crest

1

as in pinnacles

the highest part or point

at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar for best picture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinnacles
• tops
• heights
• peaks
• culminations
• zeniths
• apexes
• crowns
• climaxes
• summits
• crescendos
• sums
• capstones
• meridians
• heads
• highlights
• noons
• apogees
• flowers
• acmes
• high-water marks
• noontimes
• roofs
• tip-tops
• blossoms
• caps
• high noons
• glories
• blooms
• ne plus ultras
• ceilings
• extremities
• flood tides
• primes
• tips
• extremes
• heydays
• highs
• vertices
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottoms
• feet
• bases
• abysses
• nadirs
• rock bottoms
• minima

2

as in ridges

the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge

the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridges
• peaks
• spines
• backbones
• divides
• prominences
• eminences
• promontories
• rises
• ridgepoles

crests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crest

as in peaks

Related Words

• peaks
• surges
• mushrooms
• increases
• swells
• mounts
• proliferates
• waxes
• escalates
• accumulates
• intensifies
• snowballs
• enlarges
• multiplies
• balloons
• expands
• heightens
• appreciates
• builds up
• burgeons
• rockets
• soars
• shoots (up)
• zooms
• skyrockets

Dissimilar Words

• tumbles
• plunges
• slumps
• falls
• plummets
• collapses
• decreases
• nose-dives
• drops
• diminishes
• contracts
• wanes
• lessens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crests

Noun

From the peaks of the Sahyadri mountains, crests of the Western Ghats which loom dramatically above us, the Vavali stream flows down to the lake-like Pawna reservoir. — Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026

The historic resort town of Zakopane anchors the Polish side, while Slovakia’s High Tatras deliver mountain lakes, waterfalls and flocks of sheep among rocky crests. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026

On the Slovakian side, the High Tatras deliver mountain lakes, waterfalls and flocks of sheep grazing among rocky crests. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026

Georges Vuitton created the floral monogram in 1896, taking inspiration from the 19th-century Art Nouveau and Gothic movements and traditional Japanese family crests (or mon). — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 May 2026

There’s no shortage of other dramatic crests, among them a climactic shoot-out in a cornfield that’s a model of steadily mounting suspense. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

The home goalkeeper kit that David Raya will wear is grey with black Arsenal and Adidas crests and stripes. — Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026

In Nunda, officials continue to call for more volunteers to distribute sandbags to help residents build floodwalls before the river crests. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

The highest crests of Shackleton’s rim offer the advantage of near-continuous sunlight, providing a lander or future Moon base a stable source of solar power right next to a crater floor in eternal shadow, where temperatures are cold enough to preserve ancient ice deposits. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026