🌌 Sky point above 🏆 Peak success

midheaven

1 9.9

The highest point of a person's success or fame in their career

noun
/ˈmɪdˌhɛvən/

: cima

Winning the award marked the midheaven of her acting career.

Examples

After years of setbacks the band finally reached its midheaven with a bestselling album.
Many athletes dream of reaching their midheaven before retirement.
She reached her midheaven!
His midheaven is impressive.
Winning the award marked the midheaven of her acting career.
After years of setbacks, the band finally reached its midheaven with a bestselling album.
Many athletes dream of reaching their midheaven before retirement.

Synonyms

eminence

vsmidheaven

Formal

32 7.4

A very respected person in a field who is often an expert

refers to the peak condition rather than the individual who holds status

high status

vsmidheaven

9 4.4

A position of respect and importance in society or at work

is a peak point of success beyond ordinary high standing

superstardom

vsmidheaven

5 4.8

A state of being extremely famous and successful, often as an actor, singer, or athlete

is the broader career peak across professions rather than only performer fame

top of the tree

vsmidheaven

1 5.6

The highest level of success in a job or field

focuses on the individual's career peak rather than general field standing

Antonyms

failure

710 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

How Successful

midheaven

1 9.9

fame

520 1.0

success

∞ 1.0

recognition

134 3.4

obscurity

35 7.4

Surface Forms

midheaven singular

midheavens plural

Morphology

midheaven = mid + heaven (opaque) = mid + heaven

Morphologically the compound is analyzable as 'mid' + 'heaven', but this is the lexical base from which the figurative career-peak sense is extended.

Etymology

Midheaven comes from mid ('middle') and heaven ('sky'), giving the image of the highest point above the world. That's why people use midheaven to mean the top or peak of someone's success, fame, or career.