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. Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris:

   This transaction is a game-changer for our industry and reflects the culmination of a vision we have had for more than a decade to bring together these two powerful innovation and material science leaders.

2. 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.

3. Danielle Ohl:

   It’s the culmination of three excruciating years, waiting for a result in the trial and waiting to find out if the man who kind of ruined our families and newsroom would go somewhere with the potential to be released.

4. Cicely Tyson:

   This is a culmination of all those years of haves and have nots.

5. Jeff Sessions:

   Today's arrest in Israel is the culmination of a large-scale investigation spanning multiple continents for hate crimes against Jewish communities across our country, the Department of Justice is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in this country on the basis of their religious beliefs.