Synonyms of climacterics

climacterics

noun

plural of climacteric

as in milestones

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs

historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide

Synonyms & Similar Words

• milestones
• climaxes
• watersheds
• landmarks
• turning points
• corners
• highlights
• mileposts
• crises
• boiling points
• transformations
• flash points
• crushers
• breaks
• breaking points
• conversions
• emergencies
• toppers
• metamorphoses
• extremities
• crunch times
• exigencies
• turnarounds
• crossroads
• cappers
• clutches
• transfigurations
• clinchers
• zero hours
• Dunkirks
• junctures
• turnabouts
• conjunctures
• crunches
• heads