Synonyms for culmination
ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃəncul·mi·na·tion

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1. culmination

   Synonyms:
   consummation, zenith, acme, meridian, apex, success, completion

   Antonyms:
   fall, descent, decline, failure, downfall, degradation, defeat, abortion

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1. apogee, culminationnoun

   a final climactic stage

   "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"

   Synonyms:
   mop up, apogee, completion, windup, closing, climax

2. culminationnoun

   (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon

   Synonyms:
   windup, mop up, apogee, completion, closing, climax

3. climax, culminationnoun

   the decisive moment in a novel or play

   "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"

   Synonyms:
   windup, flood tide, sexual climax, climax, apogee, mop up, coming, orgasm, closing, completion

4. completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop upnoun

   a concluding action

   Synonyms:
   shutdown, windup, closedown, end, shutting, climax, apogee, mop up, pass completion, closing, completion, conclusion, ending, close, closure

Matched Categories

1. • Astronomy
   • Celestial Point
   • Moment
   • Termination

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1. punch line

   Submitted by acronimous on January 16, 2018  

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1. List of paraphrases for "culmination":

   climax, completion, coronation, peak, outcome, apogee, height, pinnacle, conclusion, highlight, apex

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How to use culmination in a sentence?

1. Everette Taylor:

   I took the Kickstarter job because it’s the culmination of my career, i love being an entrepreneur and marketing and helping people. There are n’t too many tech companies that can directly impact the lives of many people on a daily basis. Everyone has an idea, but not everyone has the resources or the money to do it.

2. Albert Bourla:

   2020 has been a transformational year, not only for Pfizer, but also in the life of every patient in every community that we serve, we saw the culmination of Pfizer's decade-long conversion into a pure-play, science and innovation-focused company... Our record-breaking success at developing a vaccine against Covid-19, along with our partner BioNTech, is just one example of what we believe this new Pfizer is capable of achieving.

3. Sam Smith:

   It was the culmination of probably too many drinks in the pub where there was a conversation about names.

4. Ryan Coleman:

   It was really a culmination of all the good things going on in our lives finally really coming together.

5. John Tory:

   This championship is the culmination of years of patience, support, devotion and belief. Toronto has proven that it is a basketball city and that the game thrives in The North.