Synonyms for culmination
ˌkʌl məˈneɪ ʃən

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1. apogee, culmination(noun)

   a final climactic stage

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

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

2. culmination(noun)

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

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

3. climax, culmination(noun)

   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 up(noun)

   a concluding action

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

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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. punch line

   Submitted by acronimous on January 16, 2018  

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1. List of paraphrases:

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

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