acme

Meaning

1. A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
2. A paragon: a person or thing representing such a high point.
3. (rare) Full bloom or reproductive maturity.
4. (euphemistic) Sexual orgasm.
5. Synonym of crisis, the decisive moment in the course of an illness.
6. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Acme, particularly as a threading format.

Synonyms

peak

summit

apex

height

climax

point

culmination

top

🔝

tip

zenith

vertex

apogee

superlative

tiptop

highlight

pinnacle

highest point

heyday

high

elevation

end

🔚

meridian

crown

👑

crest

roof

sharpness

termination

toe

topper

whiz

boils sens de bouillir

aiglet

fastigium

acne

jogging

tip side

prong

brow

conclusion

cusp

embodiment

ending

epitome

essence

extremity

finish

flood tide

head

hotshot

knob

Translations

hoogtepunt

sommet

Höhepunkt

toppunt

🔝

ακμή

cima

🔝

apogée

apogeo

cime

culmine

cim

ápice

Gipfel

acme

acmé

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæk.mi/

Etymology

Directly borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκμή (akmḗ, “point, high point”).