pinnacle Synonyms
Another word for pinnacle
• noun (Context 1)
The highest or most successful point of achievement, development, or status; a culmination.
"Winning the Nobel Prize marked the absolute peak of her scientific career."
• noun (Context 2)
A high, pointed piece of rock or mountain peak.
"The climbers carefully navigated the narrow limestone crag rising above the canyon floor."
• noun (Context 3)
A small, pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof, buttress, or parapet, especially in Gothic architecture.
"Carved stone pinnacles line the flying buttresses of the medieval cathedral."
• verb (Context 4)
To place on or as if on a pinnacle; to crown or furnish with architectural pinnacles.
"A gleaming bronze statue was pinnacled atop the central dome of the capitol."
• verb (Context 5)
To form a high peak or reach the highest point of culmination.
"Jagged granite cliffs peak sharply against the northern horizon."
Opposites of pinnacle
The opposite of pinnacle shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: