Zenith

Peak of achievement

Zenith is the point in the sky directly overhead, the highest point the sun or another celestial body reaches in its arc across the sky.

By extension, zenith means the peak or high point of anything: She was at the zenith of her career.

The opposite is nadir.

peak

pinnacle

Utmost summit or spire

  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
  • acmeUltimate point of attainment

climax · height · crest · apogee · crowning · top · maximum · high point · ultimate · prime

astronomical

meridian

Pole-to-pole great circle

altitude · apex · overhead · nadir · declination · horizon · noon · sun · star · observation

success

achievement

Accomplished goal or deed

  • triumphResounding, celebrated victory
  • careerLifelong occupational pursuit
  • famePublic recognition, widespread

greatness · accomplishment · power · influence · dominance · prestige · prominence · eminence · stardom · reign

brand

electronics

Study of circuits

transistor · console · stereo · tubes · antenna · broadcast · receiver · retro · Chicago · admiral

Categories
Opposites
vertical position in sky

Zenithnadir

Lowest possible point

rock bottom · lowest point · low point · bottom · depths

temporal position in a cycle

Zenithnadir

Lowest possible point

beginning · end · origin · twilight · dusk

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