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pinnacle

/ˈpɪnəkəl/noun, verb3 syllables

Pinnacle means: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.

Synonyms for pinnacle18

noun, as in the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

acme, height, elevation, peak, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

also used for pinnacle

zenith, apex, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown

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What does pinnacle mean?5

noun

1

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development“his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty”

2

(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower

3

a lofty peak

verb

1

surmount with a pinnacle“pinnacle a pediment”

2

raise on or as if on a pinnacle“He did not want to be pinnacled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pinnacle?1

three syllables

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Pinnacle in a sentence

  • Is man really the pinnacle of Creation, or just a freak of nature?rul
  • Australia is a pinnacle of social progress.DJ_Saidez
  • The pinnacle of evolution is the dolphin.maaster
  • Is Islam the pinnacle of rationality?Amastan
  • Is Islam the pinnacle of morality?Amastan

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Forms of pinnacle

as a noun

plural
pinnacles

as a verb

third-person singular
pinnacles
present participle
pinnacling
past participle
pinnacled
past tense
pinnacled