high tide
noun [S] (SUCCESSFUL POINT) UKDefinition
› Something's high tide is its most successful point: The signing of the peace treaty was the high tide of her presidency.Higher and lower points of achievementSuccess and achievementsFailures
(Definition of high tide noun (SUCCESSFUL POINT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- apex noun
- apogee noun
- climax noun
- consummation noun (COMPLETION)
- fruition noun
- glory days noun
- height noun
- heyday noun
- high point noun
- Indian summer noun (SUCCESSFUL TIME)
- nadir noun
- peak noun (HIGHEST POINT)
- peak verb
- prime noun
- rock bottom noun (LOW)
- summit noun (HIGHEST POINT)
- the acme noun
- trough noun (LOW POINT)
- vertex noun
- zenith noun
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