1. (noun)
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
2. (noun)
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
3. (noun)
summit, summit meeting
a meeting of heads of governments
4. (verb)
summit, breast
reach the summit (of a mountain)
"They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
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