Synonyms for summit
ˈsʌm ɪtsum·mit

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1. summitnoun

   To reach the summit of a mountain.

   In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mt. Shasta.

   Synonyms:
   acme, apex, peak

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. summit

   Synonyms:
   top, height, apex, culmination, zenith

   Antonyms:
   bottom, depth, base, foot, nadir

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1. 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, peak, 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, tip, altitude

2. 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, peak, 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, tip, crownwork, height

3. summit, summit meetingverb

   a meeting of heads of governments

   Synonyms:
   tiptop, peak, top, superlative, pinnacle, acme, crown, height, meridian, crest, tip, summit meeting, elevation

4. summit, breastverb

   reach the summit (of a mountain)

   "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

   Synonyms:
   breast, front

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1. hillcrest

   the crest of a hill.

   let's climb this mountain to its hillcrest.

   Submitted by acronimous on November 4, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. summitnoun

   Synonyms:
   top, apex, vertex, acme, pinnacle, zenith, utmost height, culminating point

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1. summitnoun

   Synonyms:
   top, pinnacle, zenith, apex, vertex, culmination

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1. List of paraphrases for "summit":

   top, sommet, summits, peak, summit-level, cumbre, wsis, apex, wssd, meeting

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1. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   To be seventy years old is like climbing the Alps. You reach a snow-crowned summit, and see behind you the deep valley stretching miles and miles away, and before you other summits higher and whiter, which you may have strength to climb, or may not. Then you sit down and meditate and wonder which it will be.

2. Donald Tusk:

   I have called this summit to decide in the first place what the EU and Turkey must do together to cope with the migration crisis. Our main goal is to stem the flow of migrants to Europe.

3. Takatoshi Itoshima:

   There are several reasons that overseas investors can’t decide whether to sell or buy Japanese stocks, it is not still clear the impact of the outcome of the summit talks between the U.S. and Japan. We do not know how the Tokyo Olympices will be held, and vaccine rollouts extremely slow here and the virus is spreading again.

4. Moon Chung-in:

   After Biegun's Stanford speech, I had a strong impression that they're being realistic, but at the summit, they actually took an all-or-nothing position.

5. Bob Menendez:

   I really don't believe, Mr. Secretary, you know what happened during the President's two-plus hours of conversation with President Vladimir Putin, and I really don't know much more about the summit after sitting here for three hours than I did before.