climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
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Definition of climactic
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
the film's climactic scene
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Other Words from climactic
climactically
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adverb
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adverb
Synonyms for climactic
Synonyms
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), climacteric
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Examples of climactic in a Sentence
At the climactic moment, the main character of the novel finds herself face to face with the thief.
the movie's climactic chase scene
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Getting there involves writing contests and family confrontations and lessons learned and climactic speeches before a crowd. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Blinded by the Light,’ it’s Springsteen as salvation," 14 Aug. 2019 Though the new film is tonally completely different, something similar happens in Weasel Tale’s climactic and frankly absurd end scene. — Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Weasel’s Tale' ('El Cuento de las Comadrejas'): Film Review," 23 July 2019 Mr Djokovic dominated the climactic tiebreak to secure his 16th career major title, only four behind the all-time record held by his opponent. — J.s., The Economist, "Novak Djokovic wins the most thrilling men’s tennis match ever," 16 July 2019 Son’s menu is mostly nigiri made with seasonal seafood flown in from Japan, with a climactic confrontation with tuna at its center. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Shota takes the stodgy out of omakase dining," 20 June 2019 In the climactic scene, a disastrous open house at the gifted school, all the threads of Holsinger’s plot come together, even as Rose and her friends’ lives fall apart. — Paul Gleason, latimes.com, "These insufferable parents will do anything to get their kids into 'The Gifted School'," 3 July 2019 Even though a few climactic scenes that take place in the mall, the show doesn’t really use the mall. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Stranger Things season 3 is charming but frustrating. Here’s a spoiler-free review.," 30 June 2019 The film’s acting is either overripe (Owen, Watts) or undercooked (MacKay), and Ridley herself only lets loose when feigning madness in the climactic scenes. — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Ophelia’ looks at ‘Hamlet’ from a very different perspective," 26 June 2019 Along with the climactic scene in the story, the scroll depicts muscular demons tormenting the souls of the dead in a swirling pool of fire guarded by a hideous eight-headed monster, each of whose heads has four eyes. — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, "Only one more week to seek outstanding second rotation of Japanese artworks in CMA’s big Shinto exhibition," 23 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'climactic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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climactic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of climactic
: most exciting and important : forming a climax
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climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
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Medical Definition of climactic
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
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