1. (noun) climax, flood tide
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
Synonyms: rising tide, flood tide, climax, sexual climax, coming, orgasm, culmination, flood
2. (noun) climax, culmination
the decisive moment in a novel or play
Synonyms: windup, flood tide, sexual climax, climax, apogee, mop up, coming, orgasm, closing, culmination, completion
3. (noun) orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Synonyms: approach, flood tide, climax, sexual climax, advent, coming, orgasm, approaching, culmination
4. (noun) climax
the most severe stage of a disease
Synonyms: orgasm, culmination, sexual climax, flood tide, coming
5. (verb) climax
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
Synonyms: orgasm, culmination, sexual climax, flood tide, coming
6. (verb) culminate, climax
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
Synonyms: culminate, climax
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