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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Noun

Success of past summits often hinged on whether the 32-member body reached consensus on parrying Russian threats. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 July 2026 The challenge Kate took part in involved climbing the highest summits in Scotland, England and Wales — Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, respectively — within 24 hours. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 Those distant summits are the Olympic Mountains, the towering heart of Olympic National Park. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 Investments in national security and defense have been a common theme at NATO summits, and this topic was a key point during the 2025 NATO Summit. — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Such designations are typically invoked for major events like presidential inaugurations or summits of world leaders and trigger a massive federal security response. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Two of the eight summits, on community and forestland, do not yet have assigned dates or locations. — Lizzie Kane june 29, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Sean Gallup/Getty The last time Russian and Ukrainian representatives met face to face was in February in the United Arab Emirates during trilateral summits mediated by the United States. — Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 25 June 2026 London Climate Action Week, now in its eighth year, was designed as a waypoint between COP conferences, and a place to elevate the work of entrepreneurs and organizers that can sometimes fall through the cracks at diplomatic summits. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 23 June 2026

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Noun

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
The human hand is one of three pinnacles of hominid evolution, along with the brain and the voice box.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of pinnacles

Noun

Boat trips, scenic drives and day excursions take you through a landscape of mountain peaks, remote islands and picturesque fishing villages.

— Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of peaks

Verb

Skeptics doubt the model scales to studio budgets, and some top creators are rejecting Hollywood deals entirely, choosing to release original work directly on YouTube.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Companies with adaptive governance that scales with the business and supports decision making rather than slowing it are visibly more resilient when conditions tighten.

— Abdulrahman Hammad, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of scales

Noun

Designed for autonomous mobile robots, humanoids, and industrial automation systems, the sensor provides 180°×180° three-dimensional spatial awareness, enabling robots to detect people and obstacles at all heights.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
Well, Tristan climbed it; my knee-knocking fear of heights halted me halfway up.

— Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

Definition of heights

Noun

The brand has tons of airy dresses, breezy tops, lightweight bottoms, and vacation-ready staples that feel elevated (without the designer price tag).

— Kaitlin Marks, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
In doing so, the clips render traditional bras extraordinarily versatile and allow for seamless wear beneath racerback tops, cap sleeves, and more styles.

— Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 9 July 2026

Definition of tops

Noun

Similar themes may return now, but with upcoming eclipses in Leo and the South Node of Destiny’s ingress into this Fire sign on July 26, the growth brought on by this transit will likely come with shifts, culminations and endings.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 30 June 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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