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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Recent Examples of summits

Noun

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 At its helm stands von der Leyen, the 67-year-old former German defense minister, who has become a prominent figure at summits with leaders around the world, despite being a political appointee who hasn’t been elected to Europe’s top post. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Four unique climbing routes offer different experiences when climbing the Palisades slope, ranging from small loops of half the mountain to full summits to the top of the 1,200-foot peak. — Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026 We are used to the street closures, the factory shutdowns, the restrictions on driving and internet access during Communist Party conferences, international summits, Tiananmen Square military parades, and the visits of foreign dignitaries. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The Big Ten and SEC held a pair of conquer-the-world summits during the 2024-25 school year, seeming ready to direct the future of the sport. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Hawaii, meanwhile, rightfully earns its place thanks to its dramatic terrain, with 25 active and dormant volcanoes—the most of any state in the study—as well as 543 waterfalls and Mauna Kea, one of the tallest mountain summits in the country. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summits

Noun

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
The Ed Sullivan Theater, which first opened in 1927, is a 13-story shadow box preserving bits from a rich history of pop culture pinnacles past.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of pinnacles

Verb

Washington’s offensive line poses too many questions even if Daniels ascends.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
When a bird ascends during a migratory flight, a barometric geolocator records a steep drop in air pressure, capturing the timing of departure and arrival for every stop along a bird’s migration route.

— Stephanie Szarmach, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ascends

Noun

Persistent demand, meanwhile, would smooth out the erratic peaks and troughs of the federal budget processes that have paralyzed defense companies for decades, providing continuous revenue streams instead.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
This predictive layer allows dispatchers to dynamically position resources ahead of demand peaks instead of scrambling after gates open.

— Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of peaks

Verb

True scale requires shifting from speculative vibe coding to a stateful, viable coding paradigm that scales trust at the speed of innovation.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Drone battery output scales The converted production line will add to Amprius’ existing manufacturing network spanning the United States, South Korea and China.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of scales

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On a hot Saturday, Pawlikowski and I revisited those heights—the slopes from which, for almost four years, starting in the spring of 1992, Serbian artillery pounded Sarajevo, which lies vulnerably cupped in the valley below.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
But unlike the post-pandemic party shoe craze, many brands also kept versatility and comfort at the forefront, showing a range of heel heights and flats.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of heights

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Skirts, tops and what looked like earrings made of layers of circle-cut chiffon, and light as air sheer jacketing suggested Anderson was looking to define his version of romance, a mood the French house has long-conjured during its history.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
Jersey tops start at about 400 euros; dresses range from 650 to 1,000 euros; jackets from 1,200 to 1,400 euros, and the most elaborate dresses top 2,000 euros.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 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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