TIP-TOPS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

tip-tops

noun

plural of tip-top

as in tops

the highest part or point this trail will take you to the fire tower at the tip-top of that hill

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Noun

If the tops brown too quickly, loosely cover with foil during the final 15-20 minutes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Available as a single panel made to your exact measurements, it can be configured with everything from rod pockets and tab tops to back tabs or grommets depending on your space.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tops

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

Noun

Some have done so successfully, others have struggled to reach such heights.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
At the same time, the city is poised to relax heights cap at the beach, potentially allowing towers as high as 340 feet where the Hollywood Beach Resort now sits.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of heights

Noun

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

Definition of culminations

Noun

Where the largest earners can afford to spend heavily year-on-year, the rest are beholden to peaks and troughs.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
This year's display is particularly favorable because the shower peaks on the night of the new moon, leaving skies free from bright moonlight that can wash out fainter meteors.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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