culminate
Arrive at climax
Culminate means to reach the highest point or final stage.
Events culminate in outcomes; efforts culminate in achievements: Years of research culminated in a breakthrough.
The word implies building toward something—a process that has been developing finally arrives at its peak or conclusion: The festival culminates with a fireworks display.
Utmost height attained
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- crestHighest point or tuft
- topUppermost part or surface
- apexUppermost point or culmination
vertex · crown · heights · mountaintop · hilltop · ridgeline · highest point · uppermost
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
- finalizationAct of completing something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
wrap-up · endgame · denouement · capstone · crowning achievement · fruition · realization · fulfillment
Uppermost point or culmination
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- crescendoGradual increase in loudness
- highpointMaximum achievement reached
apogee · high water mark · watershed · turning point · crowning moment · defining moment · critical point · tipping point
Resolved dispute or colony
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- outcomeFinal result of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
finality · closure · verdict · decision · judgment · reconciliation · accord · understanding
peak
Utmost height attained
apex · vertex · crown · heights · mountaintop · hilltop · ridgeline · highest point · uppermost · tip
finale
Concluding part of performance
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- consummationFinal completion or achievement
- finalizationAct of completing something
closure · wrap-up · endgame · denouement · capstone · crowning achievement · fruition · realization · fulfillment · attainment
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
highpoint · apogee · high water mark · watershed · turning point · crowning moment · defining moment · critical point · tipping point · breaking point
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- outcomeFinal result of events
result · finality · closure · verdict · decision · judgment · reconciliation · accord · understanding · consensus