VERTEX Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

vertex

noun

Definition of vertex

as in top

the highest point Once you reach the vertex of the mountain, the remainder of the route is all downhill.

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Recent Examples of vertex Choose any pair of vertices in your set, then flip a (potentially biased) coin. — Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vertex

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Noun

The ice scoop was in direct contact with the top of the machine.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of top

Noun

Pundits continue to portray the Taiwan Strait as the world’s most dangerous flashpoint; the summit’s agenda suggested otherwise.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Putin had received an invitation to attend the G20 summit in Miami in December but hasn't yet decided whether to go.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of summit

Noun

Here are the peak dates to glimpse these dazzling celestial events, according to the American Meteor Society.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Turning on the heat a couple of hours before peak hours and turning it off after the higher rate kicks in can save you money.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of peak

Noun

The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

There is one possibility that only wave crests will meet at this point, and the resulting wave will be four times bigger than the individual ones (constructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Each section of the crest pays tribute to the club, the city of Barcelona and the region of Catalonia, through motifs that include the Saint George’s Cross, the Senyera (the Catalan flag) and a vintage-style soccer ball.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crest

Noun

This is followed by pilot projects, which, if successful, would then be scaled up across entire departments, until finally the company reaches the pinnacle of maturity with entire ways of working reimagined for an AI-ready future.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
This being a pinnacle, if invitation-only, event of the country music calendar, star power was ever present.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

Justin Jefferson somehow separated enough from the triple coverage that converged at the apex of his route, leaped to snag the ball with both hands, tapped both feet on the turf, and tumbled backward to put the Vikings in front.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
That haziness gets more distorted on the title track, which hits its apex with siren-like oscillations.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of apex

Noun

At the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, researchers led by Oren Tal and Anil Kumar Singh connected individual molecules between two extremely fine gold tips.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
And while tax law partially achieves his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime, the reality is a little more complicated.

— Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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