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apex

/ˈeɪ.pɛks/noun2 syllables

Apex means: the highest point (of something).

Synonyms for apex20

noun, as in the highest point (of something)

vertex, peak, acme

noun, as in the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

solar apex, apex of the sun's way

also used for apex

top, summit, end, tip, culmination, height, pinnacle, zenith, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown

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Opposites of apex

antapex

What does apex mean?2

noun

1

the highest point (of something)“at the peak of the pyramid”

2

the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Apex in a sentence

  • When it comes to ground warfare, tanks remain the apex predators.Adelpa
  • Humans are the apex species of the planet.Amastan
  • In Tasmania, thylacines were the only marsupial apex predators.Amastan
  • The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.OsoHombre
  • Polar bears are the apex predators of the Arctic.Adelpa
  • The Yautja are renowned for their hunting prowess and consider themselves the apex predators of the universe.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of apex

as a noun

plural
apices