Synonyms for peak
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1. peak1

   Synonyms:
   culminate

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1. extremum, peaknoun

   the most extreme possible amount or value

   "voltage peak"

   Synonyms:
   top, eyeshade, apex, extreme point, vertex, height, tiptop, crest, pinnacle, tip, meridian, heyday, extreme, crown, blossom, bill, extremum, elevation, visor, summit, acme, flower, superlative, bloom, prime, vizor, efflorescence, point, flush

2. flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flushnoun

   the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

   Synonyms:
   skin rash, charge, anthesis, bloom, heyday, outpouring, efflorescence, blossom, rash, crown, visor, crest, florescence, inflorescence, kick, elevation, point, flowering, vizor, prime, meridian, blossoming, bloom of youth, apex, hot flash, boot, eyeshade, bill, prime of life, thrill, extremum, rosiness, blooming, salad days, rush, blush, acme, gush, roseola, pinnacle, flower, flush, prime quantity, top, superlative, bang, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, height

3. acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, topnoun

   the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

   "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

   Synonyms:
   top of the inning, bloom, heyday, efflorescence, blossom, teetotum, crown, upper side, aggrandisement, visor, aggrandizement, crest, line of longitude, lift, stature, elevation, point, upside, spinning top, vizor, prime, big top, apex, round top, raising, eyeshade, tallness, natural elevation, extremum, top side, whirligig, meridian, superlative degree, acme, circus tent, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, bill, summit meeting, top, superlative, height, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, altitude

4. peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summitnoun

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

   "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

   Synonyms:
   wind, hint, top of the inning, cap, bloom, heyday, diadem, efflorescence, treetop, bakshis, teetotum, pate, crown, upper side, backsheesh, visor, confidential information, crest, round top, circus tent, poll, elevation, point, pourboire, upside, lead, vizor, prime, big top, baksheesh, apex, steer, pennant, eyeshade, bill, extremum, top side, whirligig, bakshish, meridian, blossom, acme, gratuity, pinnacle, flower, flush, cover, spinning top, summit meeting, jacket crown, top, superlative, jacket, tiptop, vertex, summit, tip, crownwork, height

5. point, tip, peaknoun

   a V shape

   "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points"

   Synonyms:
   hint, bloom, heyday, wind, spot, pinnacle, crest, dot, breaker point, stop, head, full stop, confidential information, bakshis, gunpoint, visor, point, gratuity, pourboire, vizor, lead, point in time, prime, superlative, percentage point, tip, baksheesh, apex, full point, steer, eyeshade, efflorescence, bill, level, extremum, elevation, stage, degree, pointedness, bakshish, meridian, blossom, period, power point, acme, detail, decimal point, distributor point, flower, flush, item, top, compass point, tiptop, vertex, summit, crown, backsheesh, height

6. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

   the highest point (of something)

   "at the peak of the pyramid"

   Synonyms:
   top, eyeshade, apex, vertex, height, tiptop, crest, pinnacle, tip, meridian, heyday, visor, crown, solar apex, blossom, bill, extremum, elevation, apex of the sun's way, summit, acme, flower, superlative, bloom, prime, vizor, efflorescence, point, flush

7. bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizorverb

   a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

   "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

   Synonyms:
   bank bill, vertex, handbill, bank note, bloom, throwaway, measure, blossom, pecker, crest, crown, posting, greenback, neb, point, banknote, efflorescence, invoice, eyeshade, circular, vizor, prime, summit, beak, apex, broadsheet, flier, broadside, bill, tiptop, banker's bill, flush, government note, extremum, card, heyday, meridian, notice, visor, acme, pinnacle, flower, poster, billhook, top, superlative, placard, flyer, tip, elevation, account, nib, note, height

8. top out, peakverb

   to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

   "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"

   Synonyms:
   top out, top

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1. • Convex Shape
   • Extreme Point
   • Time Period
   • Topographic Point

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   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

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1. peaknoun

   Synonyms:
   top (of a mountain), summit, crest, crown, pinnacle

2. peakverb

   Synonyms:
   grow thin or lean, become emaciated

3. peakverb

   Synonyms:
   sneak, make a mean figure

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1. peaknoun

   Synonyms:
   apex, pinnacle, summit, crest, spire, point, top, crown, finial

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1. List of paraphrases for "peak":

   pic, pico, maximum, coip, leading-edge, ridge, summit, climax, culmination, apogee, busy, icps, pointe, icp, state-of-the-art, cutting-edge, advanced, peaks, cip, crest, picc, spike, rush, tip, crête, woodpecker, height, hilltop, heavy, cips, edge, feng, leadingedge, maximal, heyday, peak-hour

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1. Hal Buell:

   Like any good, experienced and talented photographer, there's a sense of anticipation and a sense of shooting a picture at peak action -- and Joe got it, you couldn't have captured the action at a better peak. A moment earlier, and the flag would have been too low. If it had been a second later, the flag's staff would have been straight up and the photo wouldn't have had that strong diagonal line.

2. Nancy Abell:

   I felt like, being from Germany, she wasn't familiar with the Glacier Peak wilderness area, and Glacier Peak creates Glacier Peak own weather, and it can be really bad this time of year, the whole two hours we were hiking together, I was trying to talk her out of it.

3. Xi Fengming:

   I would like to believe that the peak will be around 2030, and if stricter policies for carbon reduction and some reforms in the way local leaders are evaluated on GDP growth, the peak will come in 2025, but I do not think China has reached peak emissions in 2014.

4. Taylor Ward:

   Most of the significant severe weather days so far this year have been focused on the lower Mississippi Valley and the Deep South, this could be the most substantial threat of the year so far in Oklahoma City and Kansas. While this may be a bit late in the spring, this is certainly not unusual, as late April and May is the peak for severe weather in the Southern Plains.

5. Anthony Fauci:

   Why we emphasize the importance of booster shots — the anti-Omicron activity is about 20 - to 40-fold higher in sera from boosted vaccines versus the peak in individuals who had a two-dose vaccine.