Synonyms for apex
ˈeɪ pɛks; ˈeɪ pəˌsiz, ˈæp ə-apex

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1. apexnoun

   The highest point of something.

   the apex of the building

   Synonyms:
   pinnacle, height, culmination, tip, top, end, acme, peak, summit

2. apexnoun

   The moment of greatest success, expansion, etc.

   the apex of civilization

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, acme, peak, height, end, culmination, tip, pinnacle

3. apexnoun

   The topmost vertex of a cone or pyramid (in their conventional orientation).

   Synonyms:
   acme, height, culmination, top, summit, tip, peak, end, pinnacle

4. apexnoun

   The pointed end of something.

   Synonyms:
   culmination, tip, summit, peak, top, acme, height, end, pinnacle

5. apexnoun

   The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ opposed to the end where it is attached to its support; the tip.

   Synonyms:
   top, pinnacle, acme, height, peak, summit, tip, culmination, end

6. apexnoun

   The point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun appears to move relative to nearby stars.

   Synonyms:
   height, acme, tip, culmination, top, end, summit, pinnacle, peak

7. apexnoun

   The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

   Synonyms:
   culmination, tip, summit, top, height, end, acme, pinnacle, peak

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1. vertex, peak, apex, acmenoun

   the highest point (of something)

   "at the peak of the pyramid"

   Synonyms:
   top, eyeshade, 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, peak, vizor, efflorescence, point, flush

   Antonyms:
   antapex

2. apex, solar apex, apex of the sun's waynoun

   the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

   Synonyms:
   acme, vertex, apex of the sun's way, peak, solar apex

   Antonyms:
   antapex

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1. apexnoun

   Synonyms:
   top, summit, acme, zenith, pinnacle, highest point, culminating point, utmost height

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "apex":

   tip, vertex, meristem, apical, summit, cusp, culmination

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1. List of known nicknames for "Apex":

   Apex Productionz, Matt Jarrett

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apex

   Synonyms:
   Apex, tip

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1. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   We're not yet at the apex, we're getting closer ... Our reading of the projections is we're somewhere in the seven-day range, it's only been 30 days since our first case.

2. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley:

   California has always sort of been the apex of the American dream.

3. Matthew Myers:

   I'm hoping that this will inspire other people to do the same because as one person -- you can arrest one person, but if all the businesses in Apex open the day after today, you're not going to arrest all those people, i'm a law-abiding citizen. I've done nothing wrong. I'm not endangering lives, I'm trying to support my family.

4. Everett Mitchell:

   Because Wisconsin sits at the apex of a lot of national conversations – whether it’s the Senate race or presidential – I think Wisconsin, at this moment, may end up deciding bigger things like the presidential election, like it did 2020, i think the implications of that decision that was made in 2020 is the reason why people are paying attention at such a greater detail.

5. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo:

   We are still gathering equipment because we're not at the apex.