Communication

Synonyms for climax

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

the decisive moment in a novel or play

The deathbed scene is the climax of the play.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

culmination

Same sentence, swapped: The deathbed scene is the culmination of the play.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for climax as it is used in the sentence above.

pinpoint
essential
ceiling

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Closest first: other communication words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

inquireverbinvestigateconduct an inquiry or investigation ofRidgelineHas a reason line insistentadjectiverepetitiverepetitive and persistentRidgelineHas a reason line lingonouncanta characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)Ridgeline mistakingnounmisunderstandingputting the wrong interpretation onRidgelineHas a reason line songnouncallthe characteristic sound produced by a birdFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line sourcenounbeginningthe place where something begins, where it springs into beingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line spacenounplacea blank areaFoothills relaxverbunwindbecome less tense, rest, or take one's easeRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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