apex

• acme
• apogee
• barb
• bloom
• blossom
• cap
• capstone
• ceiling
• climax
• crescendo
• crest
• crown
• culmination
• cusp
• end
• extreme
• extremity
• flood tide
• flower
• glory
• greatest
• head
• height
• heyday
• high
• high noon
• high-water mark
• highlight
• highspot
• jag
• max
• maximum
• meridian
• most
• ne plus ultra
• nib
• noon
• noontime
• nose
• peak
• pike
• pinnacle
• pinpoint
• point
• prickle
• prime
• prong
• roof
• snag
• spike
• spire
• sticker
• sublimity
• sum
• summit
• tine
• tip
• tip-top
• top
• tops
• up there
• vertex
• zenith

• abyss
• base
• bottom
• foot
• minimum
• nadir
• rock bottom

• noun
  1. Conical priest cap.
  2. The highest or the greatest point of something.
  3. The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.
  4. The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).
  5. The "pointed" fine end of something.
  6. The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.
  7. The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.
  8. The lowest point on a pendant drop of a liquid.
  9. The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.
  10. A diacritic in Classical Latin that resembles and gave rise to the acute.
  11. A diacritic in Middle Vietnamese that indicates /ŋ͡m/.
  12. A sharp upward point formed by two strokes that meet at an acute angle, as in "W", uppercase "A", and closed-top "4", or by a tapered stroke, as in lowercase "t".
  13. The top of the food chain.

• The climbers finally reached the apex of the mountain.
• At the apex of his career, he received international awards.
• The triangle’s apex points directly upward.
• The company is at the apex of technological innovation.
• She stood at the apex of the staircase and looked down.

idea

ideal

tag end

yardstick

zenith

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