NOUN | state | summit, acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | the highest level or degree attainable |
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location | summit, peak, crown, crest, top, tip | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | |
group | summit, summit meeting | a meeting of heads of governments | |
VERB | motion | summit, breast | reach the summit (of a mountain) |
Sounds | sah'maht; sah'miht | |
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Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development. | |
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Example | "the summit of his ambition" | |
Synonyms | acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top | |
Broader | degree, level, stage, point | A specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process |
Spanish | apogeo, auge, cima, cúspide, pico, súmmum, superlativo, tiptop | |
Catalan | apogeu, caramull, cim, súmmum, tiptop |
Meaning | The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill). | |
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Example | "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" | |
Synonyms | peak, crown, crest, top, tip | |
Narrower | hilltop, brow | The peak of a hill |
mountain peak | The summit of a mountain | |
pinnacle | A lofty peak | |
Broader | topographic point, place, spot | A point located with respect to surface features of some region |
Spanish | cima, cresta, cumbre, cúspide, extremo superior, pico | |
Catalan | cimalada, cimal, cim, cresta, cúspide, pic | |
Verbs | summit | reach the summit (of a mountain) |
Meaning | A meeting of heads of governments. | |
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Synonym | summit meeting | |
Broader | meeting, group meeting | A formally arranged gathering |
Spanish | cumbre | |
Catalan | cimera |
Meaning | reach the summit (of a mountain). | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" | |
Synonym | breast | |
Broader | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
Spanish | alcanzar la cima, cumbre | |
Nouns | summit | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) |
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