climax
noun [C] /ˈklaɪ.mæks/Definition
› the most important or exciting point in a story or situation, which usually happens near the end: The climax of the air show was a daring flying display. The election campaign reaches its climax next week. → See also anticlimaxHigher and lower points of achievementSuccess and achievementsFailuresTurning points and deciding moments › the highest point of sexual pleasureSexual intercourse climactic /klaɪˈmæk.tɪk/ adjective › The third movement of the symphony ends in a climactic crescendo (= has a loud and exciting ending).Exciting and interesting
(Definition of climax noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apex noun
- apogee noun
- consummation noun (COMPLETION)
- fruition noun
- fulfilment noun (STH YOU DO)
- height noun
- heyday noun
- high point noun
- high tide noun (SUCCESSFUL POINT)
- Indian summer noun (SUCCESSFUL TIME)
- nadir noun
- peak noun (HIGHEST POINT)
- peak verb
- pinnacle noun (SUCCESS)
- plumb the depths idiom
- rock bottom noun (LOW)
- the acme noun
- trough noun (LOW POINT)
- vertex noun
- zenith noun
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