climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
| \ klī-ˈmak-tik
, klÉ™-\
, klÉ™-\
Definition of climactic
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax
the film's climactic scene
Keep scrolling for more
Other Words from climactic
climactically
\ klī-ˈmak-ti-k(ə-)lē
, klÉ™- \
adverb
, klÉ™- \
adverb
Synonyms for climactic
Synonyms
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), climacteric
Visit the Thesaurus for More
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Last season's climactic finale shattered that love triangle: Liza had left Josh, Charles left his job, and the two confessed their relationship to their friends and colleagues. — Ashley Lee, chicagotribune.com, "Romantic comedies like ‘Younger’ leave ‘happily ever after’ at the altar," 6 Sep. 2019 Last season’s climactic finale shattered that love triangle: Liza left Josh, Charles left his job, and the two confessed their relationship to their friends and colleagues. — Los Angeles Times, "Romantic comedies like ‘Younger’ leave ‘happily ever after’ at the altar," 3 Sep. 2019 But the climactic sequence of Midsommar features one of the last surviving Americans running stark naked across the noonday greensward with nobody obviously chasing him. — Ross Douthat, National Review, "Midsommar Casts a Transfixing Scandinavian Spell," 25 July 2019 But trees, too, are vulnerable to climactic disruptions. — M. R. O’connor, The New Yorker, "A Day in the Life of a Tree," 27 Aug. 2019 In this instance, climactic conditions don’t explain the surge in fires. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Bolsonaro, Trump and the nationalists ignoring climate disaster," 23 Aug. 2019 Moore and their daughter took one look and made other arrangements, especially after the draining experience of filming her climactic breakdown. — Isaac Feldberg, BostonGlobe.com, "‘After’ and before with Julianne Moore," 15 Aug. 2019 But the writers said the diversion took the punch out of the climactic fight, so the scene was cut. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "7 Insane Scenes That Wound Up Getting Cut From Avengers: Endgame," 19 July 2019 The crispness with which the orchestra articulated the contrapuntal passages and the grandeur of climactic sections pointed to a conductor who valued every measure of this music. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "CSO review: A bracing evening of Gershwin, Ravel and Stravinsky," 14 July 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.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for climactic
climactic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of climactic
: most exciting and important : forming a climax
See the full definition for climactic in the English Language Learners Dictionary
climactic
adjective
cli·mac·tic
| \ klī-ˈmak-tik
\
\
Medical Definition of climactic
: of, relating to, or constituting a climax