climax

/klˈaɪmˌæks/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
   “the climax of the artist's career”
2. the decisive moment in a novel or play
   “the deathbed scene is the climax of the play”
3. the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
4. the most severe stage of a disease
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness

verb

1. end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
   “The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace”

Synonyms for climax

• flood tide
• culmination
• orgasm
• sexual climax
• coming
• culminate

Words that rhyme with climax

• relax
• tax
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• wax
• ax
• axe
• syntax
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• stacks
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• borax
• earwax
• galax
• jacks
• max
• overtax
• parallax
• pax
• slacks
• affymax
• aftertax
• amax
• antitax
• attacks
• awacs
• backes
• backpacks
• backs