SUMMITS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of summit

as in pinnacles

the highest part or point a new movie that some enthusiastic reviewers are already calling the summit of cinematic achievement

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verb

present tense third-person singular of summit

as in ascends

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Its official opening this month is the latest sign of warming ties between Beijing and Pyongyang, after two summits between their leaders in the past 13 months. — CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Law enforcement was deployed to contain the upheaval, and the government is holding public security summits on Monday to handle future responses. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Seyfried’s involvement in the doc summits in its beguiling final sequence, which positions Fielder and Seyfried as two sides of a conversation about what kind of person Holmes is. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026 China appeared to move towards improving ties with the US ahead of two summits between the superpowers’ leaders due to be held by year end. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Many of them have lost their lives trying to reach the summits in harsh weather conditions. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 While Putin attended past G20 summits, that ended after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine while President Joe Biden was in office. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 The leaders may well meet twice more in the near future, at the G20 and APEC summits. — Rana Mitter, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026 As long as these two men lead their respective countries, the likelihood is that their summits will barely be able to manage the rivalry at best. — Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2026

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Set the scene The resort sprawls across 10,000 square meters of AlUla’s Ashar Valley, a broad swath of pale desert surrounded by otherworldly rock pinnacles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of pinnacles

Verb

Finishing touches include a skylit stairwell that ascends to a rooftop deck offering open city skyline views, plus laundry facilities on both the basement and fourth levels.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026
The two remain royals, but growing speculation hints that once Prince William ascends the throne, that might change.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascends

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Storing heat between peaks Unlike solar and wind installations, conventional nuclear power plants are generally designed to produce electricity continuously.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The area of Ice Mountain and other nearby peaks were heavily searched by aircraft, including multiple drones and helicopters, as well as aircraft with infrared technology.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of peaks

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Factory scales up gun production Rheinmetall equipped the 11,500-square-meter facility in just eight months, turning an empty building into an operational manufacturing site.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Many practical questions ultimately depend on which scales Schrödinger’s equation is valid at.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of scales

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SpaceX is shooting for new heights with its upcoming Starship test flight, and the booster tapped for the mission is in its final stretch of preparations before the mission.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Egyptian cinema once dominated film production across the Arab world, but output fell dramatically from its late-20th-century heights.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of heights

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This season, even quiet luxury all-timer The Row showed gorgeous, beaded, colorful tops, while the stark whites and creams that still dominated the collection were paired with chunky beaded necklaces and lace and crochet detailing.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026
Dubbed the Ovolo, the oddball construction was utilized for both low-tops (with several material makeups) and boots and is now set for a revision amid the rekindling sneaker heel trend.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tops

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Lunar eclipses, on the other hand, tend to coincide with powerful culminations, emotional revelations and the release of something that’s reached its natural conclusion.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Full moons are culminations — don’t forget to pause and see what’s already come full circle before rushing into more.

— Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025

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