APEX: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for APEX?

Need another word that means the same as “apex”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “apex” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Apex” are: apex of the sun's way, acme, peak, vertex, tip, summit, pinnacle, top, highest part, highest point, crest, climax, culmination, apotheosis

Apex as a Noun

Definitions of "Apex" as a noun

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

• The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane.
• The growing point of a shoot.
• The highest point of achievement; a climax.
• The point in turning a corner when the vehicle is closest to the edge of the track.
• The top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.
• The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars.
• The highest point (of something.

Synonyms of "Apex" as a noun (14 Words)

acme	The highest point (of something. His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.
apex of the sun's way	The highest point (of something.
apotheosis	The highest point in the development of something; a culmination or climax. His appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.
crest	The center of a cambered road. Take hold of the mane halfway up the horse s crest.
culmination	The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time. The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation.
highest part	A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12.
highest point	A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics.
peak	The most extreme possible amount or value. Further storage is found in the bow peak.
pinnacle	A small pointed turret built as an ornament on a roof. He had reached the pinnacle of his career.
summit	The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill. Two binding treaties were agreed at the summit.
tip	A small piece or part fitted to the end of an object. The northern tip of Scotland.
top	Covering for a hole especially a hole in the top of a container. Beer bottle tops.
vertex	Each angular point of a polygon, polyhedron, or other figure.

Usage Examples of "Apex" as a noun

• The apex of the roof.
• The apex of his career was in 1966 when he hoisted aloft the World Cup for England.
• The central bank is at the apex of the financial system.

Associations of "Apex" (30 Words)

acme	The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. Physics is the acme of scientific knowledge.
amplitude	The angular distance of a celestial object from the true east or west point of the horizon at rising or setting. Waves with amplitudes greater than or equal to 20 mm.
apical	Relating to or denoting an apex.
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.
butte	An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa).
climactic	Consisting of or causing a climax. The film s climactic scenes.
crest	The curling foamy top of a wave. A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest.
culminate	Reach the highest or most decisive point. The star culminates at midnight on about the 30th April.
elevated	Of high moral or intellectual value elevated in nature or style Oliver Franks. These parish gentry were conscious of their elevated status.
elevation	A scale drawing showing the vertical projection of one side of a building. There was snow at the higher elevations.
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.
lofty	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks. Lofty mountains.
meridian	Relating to or situated at a meridian. The European Broadcasting Area extends from the Atlantic to the meridian 40 E.
minaret	A slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
nadir	The point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected. Asking that question was the nadir of my career.
peak	Referring to the point at which the specified thing is at its highest level of popularity. He climbed his last Swiss peak at the age of 80.
pinnacle	Surmount with a pinnacle. Catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame.
plateau	Denoting a group of North American peoples of the high plains of western Canada and the US, including the Nez Percé. The peace process had reached a plateau.
proliferation	Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts. We attempted to measure cell proliferation.
rung	A level in a hierarchical structure, especially a class or career structure. We must ensure that the low skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung.
summit	Reach the summit of a mountain. She climbed back up the path towards the summit.
superlative	The superlative form of an adjective or adverb. Least famous is the superlative degree of the adjective famous.
top	Provide with a top or topping. Toast topped with baked beans.
towering	Of great intensity. Towering icebergs.
turret	A small tower extending above a building. A castle with fairy tale turrets.
unsurpassed	Not capable of being improved on. The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed.
uppermost	Highest in place, rank, or importance. The uppermost windows.
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.