Synonyms for crest
krɛstcrest

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1. crestnoun

   Synonyms:
   cockscomb, comb

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crest

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, apex, bead, crown

   Antonyms:
   base, foot, bottom, sole

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1. crestnoun

   the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

2. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summitnoun

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

   "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

   Synonyms:
   wind, hint, top of the inning, cap, bloom, heyday, diadem, efflorescence, treetop, bakshis, teetotum, pate, crown, upper side, backsheesh, visor, confidential information, round top, circus tent, peak, poll, elevation, point, pourboire, upside, lead, vizor, prime, big top, baksheesh, apex, steer, pennant, eyeshade, bill, extremum, top side, whirligig, bakshish, meridian, blossom, acme, gratuity, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, spinning top, summit meeting, jacket crown, top, superlative, jacket, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, crownwork, height

3. crown, crestnoun

   the center of a cambered road

   Synonyms:
   peak, top, crownwork, pate, summit, jacket, jacket crown, pennant, diadem, cap, tip, crown, treetop, poll

4. crestnoun

   (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

5. crestverb

   a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

   Synonyms:
   summit, top, tip, crown, peak

6. cap, crestverb

   lie at the top of

   "Snow capped the mountains"

   Synonyms:
   cap

7. crestverb

   reach a high point

   "The river crested last night"

   Synonyms:
   cap

Matched Categories

1. • Emblem
   • Heraldry
   • Line
   • Peak
   • Top

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1. crestnoun

   Synonyms:
   tuft, plume, COMB

2. crestnoun

   Synonyms:
   top, crown, summit, highest part

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1. crestnoun

   Synonyms:
   tuft, helmet, top, ridge, crown, summit, armorial bearings, device, cognizance

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1. List of paraphrases for "crest":

   ridge, emblem, crête, peak, badge

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How to use crest in a sentence?

1. Mike Steele:

   We could be seeing more problems as rivers start to crest.

2. Olivia de Havilland:

   Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.

3. Tom Waits:

   I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.

4. Ohio University paleontologist Haley O'Brien:

   This structure was incredibly surprising, to see a hollow nasal crest outside of dinosaurs and in a mammal that lived so recently is very bizarre.

5. Edwin Markham:

   The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is Brotherhood.