The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.
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Climax
/ˈklaɪ.mæks/
Synonyms for "climax" (268 found)
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Closest matches (54)
achieve satisfactionacmeacme of perfectionact of loveadulteryallapexaphrodisiaapogeeapoplexyassballingbench markbitter endbreakupbrowbutton upcall it a daycapcapstone
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cardinal pointcarnal knowledgecarry to completioncataclysmcatastropheceilingchief thingclean upcloseclose outclose upcloud ninecohabitationcoitioncoituscoitus interruptuscomecommercecompletecompletionconcludeconclusioncongressconnectionconsummateconsummationcontent
Strong matches (80)
convulsioncopestonecopulacopulationcorecornerstonecouplingcrescendocrestcrisiscritical pointcrossroadscrowncruxculmenculminateculminationdenouementdiastrophismdiddling
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disasterearthquakeedgeejaculateendend resultessenceessentialessential matterextremeextreme limitextremityfigure of speechfinal resultfinal strokefinal touchfinalefinalizefinishfinish offfinish upfinisherfinishing strokefitfornicationfrostfundamentalgerm cellget doneget it overget offget throughget through withgistgravamengreat pointheadheartheavenheavensheighthigh noonhigh pointhighest degreehighest pitchhighest point
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
dramatic turn of events
Related words (134)
iceimportant thingintercourseintimacyissuekernelkeystonelandmarklast actlast strokelast touchlast wordlimitlovemakingmain pointmain thingmaking it withmalapropismmarital relationsmarriage act
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material pointmatingmaximummeatmergingmeridianmetaphormilestonemop upmountaintopname of the gamene plus ultrano place highernoonnth degreenubonanismorgasmouttopoverarchoverthrowovertopovumpareuniaparoxysmpayoffpeakperfectperfectionpinkpink of perfectionpinnaclepitchpithpivotpleasepointpoleprocreationquakereach orgasmreal issuerelationsridgeround outsalient pointsatisfyscrewingseventh heavensexsex actsexual climaxsexual commercesexual congresssexual intercoursesexual relationssexual unionshowdownsimilesine qua nonskysleeping withspasmspeechspermspirestrokesubstancesubstantive pointsummitsurmounttemblorterminateterminationthe bottom linethe pointthe wholetidal wavetiptip toptip-toptoptop offtop outtsunamiturning pointultimateupheavalupmostupper extremityuppermostupshotutmostutmost extentuttermostveneryvertexvery topwind upwrap upzenith
Adjective(1 words)
key scene
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5 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbuild to a climaxclimactic momentdramatic climaxfinal climaxnarrative climaxplot climaxreach a climaxstory climaxstorytelling climaxthe climax of the story
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
24 total sentences available.
The game came to a climax.
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All voices were extinguished in the climax.
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Mary did not climax when she and Tom had their first sexual intercourse.
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