Word Explorer

Peak

/piːk/

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Peak"

noun

1
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
2
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
"The stock market reached a peak in September 1929."
3
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.
"They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing."
4
The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated.

verb

1
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
"Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay."
2
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
3
To raise the point of (a gaff) closer to perpendicular.

adjective

1
Maximal, maximally quintessential or representative; constituting the culmination of
2
Bad
3
Unlucky; unfortunate

🔄 Synonyms of "Peak"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flushnoun	A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
crestnoun	The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
efflorescencenoun	(botany) The production of flowers.
pinnaclenoun	The highest point.
crownnoun	(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
vertexnoun	(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
blossomnoun	(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.
superlativenoun	(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
elevationnoun	The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
tipnoun	The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
heydaynoun	A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
vizornoun	Alternative spelling of visor. [A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.]
extremumnoun	(mathematics) A point, or value that is a maximum or a minimum.
billnoun	(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
flowernoun	A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
highest	the fourth studio album by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie.
climactic	Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
eyeshadenoun	(uncountable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
climactical	climactic
reach a peak	—
acmenoun	A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.

↔️ Antonyms of "Peak"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
off-peak	During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peak"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
pinnaclenoun	The highest point.
heightnoun	The distance from the base to the top of something.
vertexnoun	(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
acmenoun	A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
elevationnoun	The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.
climactic	Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest excitement.
superlativenoun	(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.
maximumnoun	The highest limit.
maximalnoun	Largest, greatest (in magnitude), highest, most.
heydaynoun	A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
primenoun	First in importance, degree, or rank.
tipnoun	The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
pointnoun	A small dot or mark.
summitnoun	The highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
crestnoun	The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
eyeshadenoun	(uncountable) A cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
climactical	climactic
apexnoun	The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.