SUMMITS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

summits 1 of 2

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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Recent Examples of summits

Noun

Try bagging the park’s summits, such as Nevada’s second-tallest mountain, Wheeler Peak, at 13,064 feet. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026 The summits of Mount Hamilton and Mount Diablo may even get dusted with snow. —

Anthony Edwards, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2026 Attias — former executive producer of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos — has presided over FII summits since his eponymous firm helped launch the event a decade ago. —

Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026 While the country is famous for its summits, its people are the key to making a deeper connection to the Himalayas. —

The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026 The officials are meeting with businesses, government officials, investors and more along with hosting summits that highlight business opportunities in Houston. —

Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026 Beyond those summits, a second staircase of cliffs and ledges ascended the far side of the canyon, where a plateau stretched south for almost 100 miles to the base of another range of mountains, capped with snow for five months each year, that soared to almost 13,000 feet. —

New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 If empires could assign names to vast mountain ranges—Hindu Kush, from the Persian kushtan, to kill—with administrative casualness, as if naming could override geological fact, why not render those summits as battered cookware? —

Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 The summits typically include a student assembly and a heartfelt opening talk from Lutzenkirchen and other guests, such as Raines. —

Doug Turnbull For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits

Noun

This sea of sharp buttes and sky-high pinnacles offers numerous west-facing vantage points.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 1 Mar. 2026
Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.

— Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026