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
Milestone and climacteric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Milestone" instead a noun "Climacteric".
Milestone
Milestone noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease
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Synonyms for Milestone
Climacteric and milestone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climacteric" instead a noun "Milestone".
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Related pairs
- climax and climacteric
- climax and milestone
- momentous and climacteric
- momentous and milestone
- significant and climacteric
- significant and milestone
- turning point and climacteric
- turning point and milestone
- crisis and climacteric
- crisis and milestone
- emergency and climacteric
- emergency and milestone
- juncture and climacteric
- juncture and milestone
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