culminant

Examples

• All

• Historians consider the treaty to be the culminant of the peace negotiations.

• The story reached its culminant with a dramatic revelation.

• The culminant moment of the concert left the audience in awe.

• His career reached a culminant point with the award.

• The festival's culminant was a spectacular fireworks display that celebrated the end of the event.

• Historians consider the treaty to be the culminant of the peace negotiations, marking a significant achievement.

• The story reached its culminant when the hero finally confronted the villain, bringing the tale to an intense climax.

Synonyms

C

climax

vsculminant

46 3.7

The most intense point in a process, event, or story

is more archaic or rare while meaning the peak or high point

C

culmination

vsculminant

37 6.3

The highest point in a process or event

is the older, rarer form referring to the same peak

Z

zenith

vsculminant

10 6.2

The highest point of success or power

is the rarer, archaic expression for that top stage

C

capstone

vsculminant

4 6.7

The final important part of a project or career that shows success

is more about a concluding achievement than about intensity or climax

A

apogee

vsculminant

3 8.9

The highest point in the development of something

is the less used, older term for that same high point

Antonyms

N

nadir

5 9.2

The lowest point of a situation when things are at their worst

A

anticlimax

2 7.0

A disappointing end after a long build up of excitement

How Climactic

culminant

• Archaic

9.9

turning point

110 3.7

development

789 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology