“pinnacle”

Definitions

• noun

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

  Synonyms: acme, all, apex, apogee, barbican, belfry, brow, campanile, cap, ceiling, climax, colossus

• noun

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

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

  • Example:“His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty.”
  • Example:“The artist's gifts are at their acme.”

• noun

  a lofty peak

• verb

  surmount with a pinnacle

  • Example:“pinnacle a pediment”

• verb

  raise on or as if on a pinnacle

  • Example:“He did not want to be pinnacled.”