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  1. Some common synonyms of climax are acme, apex, culmination, peak, pinnacle, and summit. While all these words mean "the highest point attained or attainable," climax implies the highest point in an ascending series. the war was the climax to a series of hostile actions.

  2. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding. “the climax of the artist's career”. synonyms: flood tide. see more. noun. the decisive moment in a novel or play. “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”. synonyms: culmination.

  3. noun [ C ] uk / ˈklaɪmæks / us. Add to word list. the most exciting or important part of something: [ usually singular ] The climax of her career was winning a gold medal. Opposite. anticlimax. climax. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈklaɪmæks / us. to reach the most important or exciting part: The festival climaxed with/in a huge fireworks display.

  4. climax. noun. /ˈklaɪmæks/. /ˈklaɪmæks/. the most exciting or important event or point in time. to come to/reach a climax. Signing the peace agreement was the climax of his political career. The team’s 3–1 victory in the final provided a fitting climax to a great season. Extra Examples.

  5. [intransitive, transitive] to come to or form the best, most exciting, or most important point in something. climax with/in something The festival will climax on Sunday with a gala concert. climax something. (especially North American English) The sensational verdict climaxed a six-month trial. Definitions on the go.

  6. noun. the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. Synonyms: apex, acme, zenith, summit. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. Rhetoric.

  7. CLIMAX meaning: 1 : the most exciting and important part of a story, play, or movie that occurs usually at or near the end; 2 : the most interesting and exciting part of something the high point.

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