culmination

noun

cul·mi·na·tion ˌkəl-mə-ˈnā-shən

Synonyms of culmination next

: the action of culminating

: culminating position : climax

the culmination of a brilliant career

the culmination of years of research

Choose the Right Synonym for culmination

summit, peak, pinnacle, climax, apex, acme, culmination mean the highest point attained or attainable.

summit implies the topmost level attainable.

at the summit of the Victorian social scene

peak suggests the highest among other high points.

an artist working at the peak of her powers

pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height.

the pinnacle of worldly success

climax implies the highest point in an ascending series.

the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions

apex implies the point where all ascending lines converge.

the apex of Dutch culture

acme implies a level of quality representing the perfection of a thing.

a statue that was once deemed the acme of beauty

culmination suggests the outcome of a growth or development representing an attained objective.

the culmination of years of effort

Examples of culmination in a Sentence

This study is the culmination of years of research. an acting performance that was seen as the culmination of a brilliant career on the stage

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This latest partnership between Box and Adobe is the culmination of a decade of cooperation between the two companies. —

Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Built in Google's new manufacturing facility in California, Willow is the culmination of over a decade's worth of work. —

Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 The recent battlefield successes of HTS are the culmination of four years of trying to turn the rebel forces into a force capable of challenging Assad’s army and equipping them with drones and other high-tech weapons of war, experts have said. —

Ammar Cheikh Omar, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2024 The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, was the culmination of a yearslong saga in Washington over the short-form video-sharing app, which the government sees as a national security threat because of its connections to China. —

Haleluya Hadero The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for culmination