acme
3
8.0
- noun
- /ˈækmi/
:
cúspide
- To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.
Examples
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The artist reached the acme of his talent with his latest masterpiece.
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The acme of grandeur he could imagine was taking a trip to Miami Beach.
Fiction book (2000) -
The triumphal procession was the Acme of their ambitions.
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And Olivia and I are, by her own vibrations, the acme of congruity.
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Yet perhaps close at hand there lies a solution for Eve; this, improbable as it is, is the acme of contradiction.
Academic text (1990) -
Winning the championship was the acme of her athletic career.
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The new technology represents the acme of modern engineering and design.
Synonyms
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2.1
The highest position in a job or field
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2.1
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
160
2.3
The time when something is at its strongest or most successful
31
5.8
The highest point of success or achievement
20
4.4
The top point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
12
4.9
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
7
6.2
The highest point of success or power
2
8.9
The highest point in the development of something
2
4.2
The highest point of someone's career or success
1
7.8
The highest point of development or success
1
7.2
The highest point of something, like a mountain or pyramid
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Etymology
Acme comes from the Greek word akmē meaning 'point' or 'edge'. Imagine the very tip of a mountain or the top of a career; that's why acme means the highest point or peak.