Meaning & use

culmination

noun·Academic

The highest point or final result of a process, especially one reached after a long period of development.

See it in a sentence

The graduation ceremony marked the culmination of four years of hard work and study.

Winning the championship felt like the culmination of a career spent overcoming setbacks.

A note on using this word

Culmination usually describes a positive or significant ending point reached gradually, unlike climax, which can also describe a dramatic turning point in a story.

Words with a similar meaning

climaxpeakcompletion

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Words with an opposite meaning

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