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Learn to pronounce pin·na·cle

/ˈpinək(ə)l/
noun
  1. the most successful point; the culmination.
    "he had reached the pinnacle of his career"
    synonyms: highest level, peak, height, high point/spot, summit, top, climax, crowning point, peak of perfection, apex, vertex, zenith, apogee, ascendancy, upper limit, acme, meridian
  2. a high, pointed piece of rock.
    synonyms: peak, needle, crag, tor, summit, top, mountaintop, crest, apex, tip, vertex, aiguille, serac, puy, hoodoo, inselberg

verb
  1. set on or as if on a pinnacle.
    "a rustic cross was pinnacled upon the makeshift altar"
  2. form the culminating point or example of.

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Dec 25, 2024 · 1. a slender tower generally coming to a point at the top 2. a high pointed peak 3. the highest point of achievement or development
the most successful or admired part of a system or achievement: By the age of 32 she had reached the pinnacle of her career.
noun · the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc · a towering peak, as of a mountain · a slender upright structure in the form of a cone, pyramid, ...
Noun · The highest point. · (geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain. · (figuratively) An all-time high; a point of greatest achievement or success.
While all these words mean "the highest point attained or attainable," pinnacle suggests a dizzying and often insecure height. the pinnacle of worldly success.
6 meanings: 1. the highest point or level, esp of fame, success, etc 2. a towering peak, as of a mountain 3. a slender upright.
"Acme" is a great synonym for pinnacle. Definitions of pinnacle. noun. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower.
​[usually singular] pinnacle of something the most important or successful part of something. the pinnacle of her career; He spent more than twenty years at ...
the best or most important part of something : the point of greatest success or achievement — usually singular. His career reached its pinnacle when he won ...
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