MOUNTAINTOP Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

mountaintop

noun

Definition of mountaintop

as in summit

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Recent Examples of mountaintop Perched on a Chilean mountaintop, the telescope will point its eye at the southern sky for the next 10 years, taking hundreds of images per night. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 The observatory started initial operation last year and is perched on a mountaintop in Chile’s Atacama Desert, where dry air and clear skies make for optimal viewing conditions. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 One showed Thomas on a mountaintop, swinging shirtless from a summit cross at the moment of conquest. — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 The highest of highs and the lowest of lows could be felt at the end of the game that's arguably considered the NFL mountaintop for any football player, and no one knows that better than the person who is married to one. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mountaintop

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Noun

The September summit is seen as a chance for the leaders to manage frictions over AI, and the two sides are understood to be preparing for a dialogue to be held ahead of that meeting on the rapidly developing tech.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Just four months ago, Petro’s government hosted an international summit in the Caribbean city of Santa Marta aimed at building support for a global transition away from fossil fuels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of summit

Noun

The pinnacle was Brees' Super Bowl MVP performance against Indianapolis in February 2010 in Miami, marked by his second-half passing numbers of 19 completions on 20 attempts for 151 yards and two TDs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
For the select list of comedians who have sold out the place, filling the arena is considered a pinnacle of achievement.

— Hillary Atkin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

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Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
In 1948, running back Fred Gehrke — who majored in art at the University of Utah — experimented with painting rams horns on football helmets.

— Jim Reineking, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026