Synonyms for apex
ˈeɪ pɛks; ˈeɪ pəˌsiz, ˈæp ə-apex

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1. apexnoun

   The highest point of something.

   the apex of the building

   Synonyms:
   pinnacle, height, culmination, tip, top, end, acme, peak, summit

2. apexnoun

   The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

   the apex of civilization

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, acme, peak, height, end, culmination, tip, pinnacle

3. apexnoun

   The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).

   Synonyms:
   acme, height, culmination, top, summit, tip, peak, end, pinnacle

4. apexnoun

   The pointed end of something.

   Synonyms:
   culmination, tip, summit, peak, top, acme, height, end, pinnacle

5. apexnoun

   The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.

   Synonyms:
   top, pinnacle, acme, height, peak, summit, tip, culmination, end

6. apexnoun

   The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.

   Synonyms:
   height, acme, tip, culmination, top, end, summit, pinnacle, peak

7. apexnoun

   The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

   Synonyms:
   culmination, tip, summit, top, height, end, acme, pinnacle, peak

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1. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

   the highest point (of something)

   "at the peak of the pyramid"

   Synonyms:
   top, eyeshade, vertex, height, tiptop, crest, pinnacle, tip, meridian, heyday, visor, crown, solar apex, blossom, bill, extremum, elevation, apex of the sun's way, summit, acme, flower, superlative, bloom, prime, peak, vizor, efflorescence, point, flush

   Antonyms:
   antapex

2. apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's waynoun

   the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

   Synonyms:
   acme, vertex, apex of the sun's way, peak, solar apex

   Antonyms:
   antapex

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1. apexnoun

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, acme, zenith, pinnacle, highest point, culminating point, utmost height

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "apex":

   tip, vertex, meristem, apical, summit, cusp, culmination

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1. List of known nicknames for "Apex":

   Apex Productionz, Matt Jarrett

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apex

   Synonyms:
   Apex, tip

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1. Bob Hueter:

   Sharks have been around for about 400 million years, they in many cases occupy what's called the apex predator position, in marine food webs. Just like on land, that is an important role in terms of keeping the lower parts of the food web healthy and balanced.

2. Ocean Ramsey:

   They are not mindless man-eating machines, and they are not puppies, they are apex predators and need to be respected for that, we need them for their essential role in the marine environment, keeping ocean ecosystems healthy and in balance.

3. Michael Flynn:

   He doesnt have anything to prove from a professional or career standpoint, hes been at the apex of the legal profession for a long time. And so, in that respect, hes unlike any other attorney general. Hes already ascended to that pinnacle once before.

4. Michele Jawando:

   For a long time in this country we've had a hard time developing a narrative around poverty, around race, so when there are incidents like this that sit at the apex of both, different people are going to have different reactions to that.

5. Lawrence Kubie:

   Today's family is built like a pyramid with all the intrafamilial rivalries, tensions, jealousies, angers, hatreds, loves and needs focused on the untrained, vulnerable, insecure, young, inexperienced and incompetent parental apex ... about whose incompetence our vaunted educational system does nothing.