pinnacle

/ˈpɪnɪkəl/

/ˈpɪnəkəl/

Other forms: pinnacles; pinnacled

Going as far into the sky as you can go on foot, you'll reach the highest point, or pinnacle, of the Himalayas. A successful climb like that might also become the pinnacle, or peak, of your success.

Two synonyms for pinnacle also start with the letter "p," "peak" and "point." A pinnacle can be a physical thing, like the top of a high mountain or the antenna on the very top of a building, or it can be a high point that can’t be measured with a ruler, like an achievement or a goal. Whatever the pinnacle is, reaching it is almost always a completion of something where you have gone the highest you can go. "Acme" is a great synonym for pinnacle.

Definitions of pinnacle

1. noun

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

   spire, steeple

   a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
2. noun

   a lofty peak
   type of:

   crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top

   the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
3. noun

   the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   “...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame”

   synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, zenith

   type of:

   degree, level, point, stage

   a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
4. verb

   surmount with a pinnacle
   “pinnacle a pediment”

   type of:

   surmount

   be on top of
5. verb

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

   type of:

   bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise

   raise from a lower to a higher position