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pinnacle

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pinnacle

the highest part or point

  • a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success
Synonyms of pinnacle

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

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

cap, ceiling, roof

extreme, extremity, tip, vertex

high, highlight, highspot
Near Antonyms of pinnacle

abyss, base, foot

minimum
Antonyms of pinnacle

bottom, nadir, rock bottom

Synonym Discussion of pinnacle

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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