Synonyms for pinnacle
ˈpɪn ə kəlpin·na·cle

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1. pinnaclenoun

   Antonyms:
   nadir

2. pinnaclenoun

   to put something on a pinnacle

   Antonyms:
   nadir

3. pinnaclenoun

   Antonyms:
   nadir

4. pinnaclenoun

   Antonyms:
   nadir

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1. pinnaclenoun

   (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower

   Synonyms:
   tiptop, top, peak, summit, superlative, acme, height, meridian, elevation

2. acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, topnoun

   the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

   "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

   Synonyms:
   top of the inning, bloom, heyday, efflorescence, blossom, teetotum, crown, upper side, aggrandisement, visor, aggrandizement, crest, line of longitude, lift, peak, stature, elevation, point, upside, spinning top, vizor, prime, big top, apex, round top, raising, eyeshade, tallness, natural elevation, extremum, top side, whirligig, meridian, superlative degree, acme, circus tent, flower, flush, cover, bill, summit meeting, top, superlative, height, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, altitude

3. pinnacleverb

   a lofty peak

   Synonyms:
   tiptop, top, peak, summit, superlative, acme, height, meridian, elevation

4. pinnacleverb

   surmount with a pinnacle

   "pinnacle a pediment"

5. pinnacleverb

   raise on or as if on a pinnacle

   "He did not want to be pinnacled"

Matched Categories

1. • Architecture
   • Degree
   • Raise
   • Steeple
   • Surmount

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1. hillcrest

   the crest of a hill.

   let's climb this mountain to its hillcrest.

   Submitted by acronimous on November 4, 2020  

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1. pinnaclenoun

   Synonyms:
   turret, minaret

2. pinnaclenoun

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

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1. pinnaclenoun

   Synonyms:
   peak, summit, top, apex, zenith, finial

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1. List of paraphrases for "pinnacle":

   climax, apogee, culmination

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How to use pinnacle in a sentence?

1. Will Smith:

   I had dinner with Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali. I would say that was probably the high point of my career, that was the pinnacle. Nelson Mandela was on my left, and Muhammad Ali was on my right. And so I got fully aware that I meant absolutely nothing in this world.

2. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   Organizing an Olympic Games would be the pinnacle of this historical process. We are not only competing for ourselves, but representing the whole region.

3. The Olympian:

   What drives me in sport, I think, is the sport itself, and this is the pinnacle event for weightlifting, as it is for so many sports. And I suppose that’s what’s drawn me here, because anyone I think can train in their own time, but to actually be called to account on the platform. We’ve got one minute to make it all happen. That’s the real test for, I suppose, anyone and weightlifting.

4. J. K. Rowling:

   Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire.

5. Scott C. Holstad:

   so there we are, golden drones droning in unison. this is the West man, the pinnacle of civilization. this is where it started man. Come visit my culture. come culture my vision. we all own Automobiles here too. 87 greyhounds died in a fire today. someone lost some bucks.