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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1. Charlie Simpson:

   This has been sort of building for the last couple of years now, with us getting back, rebuilding our friendship, we went for a long time without really seeing each other so ... the culmination of all that happening today was pretty wild.

2. David Levinson in an interview:

   My father was left behind and in an agreement where there was a prisoner swap in the culmination and finalization of the Iran nuclear deal.

3. President Barack Obama:

   Right now, in 2015, fifty years after Selma, there are laws across this country designed to make it harder for people to vote. As we speak, more of such laws are being proposed, meanwhile, the Voting Rights Act, the culmination of so much blood, so much sweat and tears, the product of so much sacrifice in the face of wanton violence ... stands weakened.

4. Kane Ray:

   In the A320 family, accidents and incidents range from fan-cowl detachment, landing gear collapse, bird strikes right through to hull-losses through pilot error, most aircraft have teething problems and in most cases these are eradicated. Very rarely, these issues cause disasters -- largely because of a culmination of factors that lead to the event.

5. Guy Herve Kam:

   Today I am very proud to see the culmination of a legal battle of almost 30 years, proud to have a country where justice works.