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 The different ways of ordering the cards can be arranged into a network of vertices and edges called a graph. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 Spaceflight causes greater free-water reduction around the vertex of the brain in female astronauts. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Many eyewitnesses described these craft-like objects as having three bright lights at each vertex and a central, red, pulsating light. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025 Then Domokos and the chief engineer of the model spotted a glob of stray glue clinging to one of its vertices. — Elise Cutts, Wired News, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vertex

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Noun

While dark-wash jeans, trench coats, and sweaters may be top of mind, don’t forget your footwear.

— Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Here’s a snapshot of those findings (not in chronological order, because AI’s top of mind these days; plus, my colleague made a cool interactive graphic for you).

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of top

Noun

The Life of a Showgirl, which dropped in the fall of 2025 and immediately soared to the summit with the largest opening figure of all time, became her milestone fifteenth champion.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Trump has also failed to hold the annual summits of the Quad, raising doubts that the United States is committed to that security partnership and to preventing Chinese dominance across Asia.

— C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of summit

Noun

In April, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that American women gave birth to about 710,000 fewer babies last year than in 2007, the nation’s peak.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026
The peaks are dark and snow-capped, the valleys deep and glacial.

— Holden Frith, TheWeek, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of peak

Noun

The zoning change would be necessary to build a development of that scale because local zoning guidelines for the downtown area cap building heights at four stories.

— Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, 15 years later, Cook has catapulted the company to stratospheric heights by forging his own path.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

When the wave of data center dealmaking crests in the years ahead, the wave of data center litigation will likely be close behind.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
In Stellenbosch, go for the wine tasting experience at Delaire Graff, a prestigious Relais & Chateaux property on the crest of the Helshoogte Mountain Pass.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of crest

Noun

By Christmas it had been canonized as the pinnacle of ‘sad girl lit’ with Martha taking her place in that post-Fleabag lineage of fractured female characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Researchers told me that many Democrats believe that the pinnacle of achievement is having a good education and a fruitful career.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

But OpenAI’s investigation found, according to the report, that the heart of the attack began on July 8, and reached its apex between July 11 and July 13.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Tottenham were outfought and outplayed by a Brentford side who, after an outstanding season last year, may have hit a new apex.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of apex

Noun

Inside tip Make the most of a hotel guest perk by visiting parts of Nara Prison Museum during after hours, when the daytime crowds have disappeared.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
In the toothbrush head, roughly the size of a pencil tip, sit an intraoral 100k pixel micro camera, a light and a jet.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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