peak
Where climbers aim
Peak is the highest point or maximum level of something.
A mountain peak is its summit.
Peak hours see the heaviest traffic.
An athlete at peak performance is at their best.
To peak is to reach that high point: Interest peaked in the early 2000s.
As an adjective, peak describes something at its maximum: peak efficiency, peak season.
In internet slang, peak can mean either excellent or, ironically, terrible: That's peak might celebrate or lament depending on context.
Point straight overhead
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- culminationHighest or final point
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
epitome · height · summit · crown · prime · optimum · perfection · supremacy
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- EverestTallest peak on Earth
- K2Earth's second-highest peak
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
Andes · Denali · Mont Blanc · Matterhorn · Kilimanjaro · massif · ridge · elevation
End or gratuity
- crestHighest point or tuft
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- topUppermost part or surface
apex · point · spire · aiguille · spike · sharp · ridgeline · jagged
Gradual increase in loudness
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- culminationHighest or final point
- high pointBest part of something
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
climax · showdown · crisis · highlight · denouement · resolution · watershed · critical mass
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- ascentUpward movement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- alpinistHigh-peak climber
sherpa · basecamp · bivouac · crevasse · glacier · icefall · cornice · avalanche
Greatest permitted quantity
- highestTopmost in position
- optimalMost desirable outcome
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- thresholdPoint of beginning
ceiling · limit · saturation · upper bound · all-time high · record · spike · surge
zenith
Point straight overhead
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- apexUppermost point or culmination
- culminationHighest or final point
acme · epitome · height · summit · crown · prime · optimum · perfection · supremacy · paragon
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
Alps · Andes · Denali · Mont Blanc · Matterhorn · Kilimanjaro · massif · ridge · elevation · altitude
tip
End or gratuity
top · apex · point · spire · aiguille · spike · sharp · ridgeline · jagged · precipice
crescendo
Gradual increase in loudness
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- culminationHighest or final point
- high pointBest part of something
turning point · climax · showdown · crisis · highlight · denouement · resolution · watershed · critical mass · breaking point
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- ascentUpward movement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
alpinist · sherpa · basecamp · bivouac · crevasse · glacier · icefall · cornice · avalanche · carabiner
maximum
Greatest permitted quantity
threshold · ceiling · limit · saturation · upper bound · all-time high · record · spike · surge · crest
- hikingtrail, hike, hiker, trails, day hikes
- mountainsmountain, summit, summits, Alps, Himalayas
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
- toptop, apex, summit, pinnacle, zenith
- landformsmountain, cliff, valley, volcano, mountain ridge
- AlpsAlps, Swiss Alps, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn, Austrian Alps
- stiff peakBeaten whites that stand
- mountain peakTopmost point of elevation
- widow's peakV-shaped frontal hairline
- peaks and valleysAlternating extremes of experience
- peak seasonBusiest commercial period
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning