climax
noun
[ ˈklʌɪmaks ]
• the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.
• "she was nearing the climax of her speech"
Similar:
peak,
pinnacle,
height,
high point,
highest point,
summit,
top,
acme,
zenith,
apex,
apogee,
apotheosis,
culmination,
crowning point,
crown,
crest,
crescendo,
finale,
denouement,
highlight,
high spot,
best part,
high water mark,
climax
verb
• culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.
• "the day climaxed with a gala concert"
Similar:
culminate,
peak,
come to a climax,
reach a pinnacle,
come to a crescendo,
result,
end,
come to a head,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in rhetoric): from late Latin, from Greek klimax ‘ladder, climax’. The sense ‘culmination’ arose in the late 18th century.
