acme | Definition of acme

Synonyms and Antonyms of acme

1 the highest part or point

the acme of their basketball season was their hard-won victory over last year's state champs

Synonyms of acme

apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, head, height, high noon, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenith

Words Related to acme

bloom, blossom, flood tide, flower, glory, heyday, prime

cap, ceiling, roof

extreme, extremity, tip, vertex

high, highlight, highspot

Near Antonyms of acme

abyss, base, foot

Antonyms of acme

bottom, nadir, rock bottom

2 the most perfect type or example

a movie that has come to be regarded as the acme of the Hollywood musical

Synonyms of acme

apotheosis, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, exemplar, ideal, perfection, quintessence

Words Related to acme

archetype, model, prototype

paradigm, standard

nonpareil, paragon

abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification

height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith

benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick