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Acme as a Noun
Definitions of "Acme" as a noun
Synonyms of "Acme" as a noun (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Acme" as a noun
Associations of "Acme" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Acme” are: apex, peak, vertex, elevation, height, meridian, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, crest, mountaintop, spire, heights, brow, crown, tip, cap, zenith, apogee

Acme as a Noun

Definitions of "Acme" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “acme” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The point at which something is at its best or most highly developed.
The highest point (of something.
The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

Synonyms of "Acme" as a noun (21 Words)

apex	The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane. The apex* of the roof.*
apogee	The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination. A film which was the apogee* of German expressionist cinema.*
brow	An eyebrow. The cottages were built on the brow* of a hill.*
cap	A player to whom a cap is awarded. A former naval officer and rugby cap.
crest	A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. A high wave formed by the meeting of two crests.
crown	A foreign coin with a name meaning crown especially the krona or krone. Shiny covers embossed with gold crowns.
elevation	Increase in the level of something. An elevation* of the temperature in the afternoon.*
height	A high place or position. The glider is gaining height.
heights	The vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. He doesn t like heights.
meridian	A circle passing through the celestial poles and the zenith of a given place on the earth’s surface. The European Broadcasting Area extends from the Atlantic to the meridian* 40 E.*
mountaintop	The area at the top of a mountain. A snow covered mountaintop.
peak	The upper, outer corner of a sail extended by a gaff. Whisk two egg whites to stiff peaks.
pinnacle	The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. He had reached the pinnacle* of his career.*
spire	A long tapering object. Spires of delphiniums.
summit	The highest attainable level of achievement. A summit* meeting.*
superlative	A superlative adjective or adverb. Chilli has become the superlative* among spices.*
tip	A V shape. George pressed the tips of his fingers together.
tiptop	The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
top	The top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill. Beer bottle tops.
vertex	The highest point (of something.
zenith	The time at which something is most powerful or successful. The sun was well past the zenith.

Usage Examples of "Acme" as a noun

Physics is the acme of scientific knowledge.
The artist's gifts are at their acme.
His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.

Associations of "Acme" (30 Words)

amplitude	The angle between the real axis of an Argand diagram and a vector representing a complex number. The detection of signals only a few microvolts in amplitude.
apex	The highest point (of something. The apex* of the roof.*
apogee	The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination. A film which was the apogee* of German expressionist cinema.*
apotheosis	The elevation of someone to divine status. Death spared Pompey the task of having to account for the apotheosis* of Caesar.*
best	Get the better of. The best* dressed man in Britain.*
climactic	Consisting of or causing a climax. The film s climactic* scenes.*
crest	In medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet. She reached the crest* of the hill.*
culminate	Bring to a head or to the highest point. The helmet culminated in a crest.
elevation	A particular side of a building. Diabetics have been found to have more pronounced elevation* of systolic blood pressure.*
heyday	The period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigour. The paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday* in 1964.*
jag	Cut teeth into make a jagged cutting edge. She jagged herself in the mouth.
lofty	Haughty and aloof. Lofty mountains.
maximum	A maximum permitted custodial sentence for an offence. The table has a length of 4 feet maximum.
meridian	Relating to or situated at a meridian. At the end of February Jupiter transits the meridian* due south at 6 15 a m.*
minaret	A slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
nadir	The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer. Asking that question was the nadir* of my career.*
peak	A V shape. Package holiday sales hit a peak* of around 12 million.*
pinnacle	Set on or as if on a pinnacle. Pinnacle a pediment.
plateau	Denoting a group of North American peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé. The industry s problems have plateaued out.
proliferation	Rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism. We attempted to measure cell proliferation.
raised	Embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery. Raised eyebrows.
rung	One of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. We must ensure that the low skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung.
summit	Reach the summit of a mountain. Many mountaineers go up Mt Everest but not all summit.
superlative	The superlative form of an adjective or adverb. The critics ran out of superlatives to describe him.
top	The top or extreme point of something usually a mountain or hill. Some civil servant earning twenty eight thousand a year tops.
unsurpassed	Better or greater than any other. The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed.
upper	The topmost one of two. Leather uppers.
vertex	The point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure.
zenith	The time at which something is most powerful or successful. In 1977 punk was at its zenith.