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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of peak

1 an elevation of land higher than a hill

  • the nearest peak worth climbing is hundreds of miles away
Synonyms of peak

alp, hump, mount, mountain
Words Related to peak

cordillera, mountain range, range, sierra

inselberg, knob, seamount

aiguille, horn, mountaintop, pinnacle, summit
Near Antonyms of peak

basin, bowl, depression, hollow, vale, valley

2 the highest part or point

  • a pop singer at the peak of her career
Synonyms of peak

acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, head, height, high noon, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenith
Words Related to peak

bloom, blossom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday, prime

cap, ceiling, roof

extreme, extremity, tip, vertex

high, highlight, highspot
Near Antonyms of peak

abyss, base, foot

minimum
Antonyms of peak

bottom, nadir, rock bottom

3 the projecting front part of a hat or cap

  • accidentally stepped on the hat and crushed the peak
Synonyms of peak

bill, brim, visor (also vizor)
Words Related to peak

shade

Synonym Discussion of peak

summit, peak, pinnacle, climax, apex, acme, culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable. summit implies the topmost level attainable.
    • at the summit of the Victorian social scene
peak suggests the highest among other high points.
    • an artist working at the peak of her powers
pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height.
    • the pinnacle of worldly success
climax implies the highest point in an ascending series.
    • the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions
apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge.
    • the apex of Dutch culture
acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing.
    • a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty
culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective.
    • the culmination of years of effort

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