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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Tim’s view In the decade since the Paris Agreement, the annual round of UN climate summits has seemed like a parallel universe, increasingly out of touch with geopolitics and the real economy. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026 The last two summits, COP30 in Brazil and COP29 in Azerbaijan, came under criticism for ending with little agreement on how to reduce greenhouse emissions. — Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026 He's held two summits each with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China since 2019, and trade with both nations appears to be fueling something of an economic boom fortifying North Korea's growing geopolitical position. — Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026 And the last two summits have ended with little agreement on how to reduce emissions, the final texts not even mentioning fossil fuels. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Experts say such summits are especially valuable for pushing countries to carve out their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 As with most of his prior meetings with Putin and Xi, however, future summits are unlikely to produce anything of substance. — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 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

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Noun

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

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As Raman ascends to mayor, the City Council must address other questions as well.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
The store is anchored by a central staircase with a wrought-iron banister that ascends sinuously to the second floor, where Kiton is introducing a more intimate space dedicated to customization and made-to-measure.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ascends

Verb

Initial availability will be limited, with capacity increasing as the company scales.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Unlike the typical, Western beauty origin story — where an entrepreneur launches a specialized startup and scales through venture capital — Fas does not have a single founder.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of scales

Noun

Hence the focus on jersey and knitwear to craft the brand’s six core product categories, which span from sweatshirts and tops to dresses and pants.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
To prevent the seed heads from reseeding, do a preliminary light prune by trimming off the tops in fall, then cut the clumps back fully in spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 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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