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acme
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACME
1
the highest part or point <the acme of their basketball season was their hard-won victory over last year's state champs>
Synonyms acme, apex, apogee, capstone, climax, crescendo, crest, crown, culmination, head, high noon, high tide, high-water mark, meridian, ne plus ultra, noon, noontime, peak, pinnacle, sum, summit, tip-top, top, zenith
2
the most perfect type or example <a movie that has come to be regarded as the acme of the Hollywood musical>
Related Words archetype, model, prototype; paradigm, standard; nonpareil, paragon; abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification; height, last word, meridian, ultimate, zenith; benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick
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