Climacteric
Climacteric noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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Synonyms for Climacteric
Extremity and climacteric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extremity" instead a noun "Climacteric".
Extremity
Extremity noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.
Climacteric and extremity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climacteric" instead a noun "Extremity".
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Related pairs
- pinch and climacteric
- pinch and extremity
- climax and climacteric
- climax and extremity
- height and climacteric
- height and extremity
- exigency and climacteric
- exigency and extremity
- strait and climacteric
- strait and extremity
- head and climacteric
- head and extremity
- culmination and climacteric
- culmination and extremity
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