Climactic
Climactic adjective - Of, relating to, or being a major turning point.
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Synonyms for Climactic
Ultimate
Ultimate adjective - Of the greatest or highest degree or quantity.
Climactic and ultimate are semantically related. You can use "Climactic" instead an adjective "Ultimate".
Nearby Words: ultimatum, ultimately
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- consummate and climactic
- consummate and ultimate
- conclusive and climactic
- conclusive and ultimate
- extreme and climactic
- extreme and ultimate
- supreme and climactic
- supreme and ultimate
- terminal and climactic
- terminal and ultimate
- final and climactic
- final and ultimate
- decisive and climactic
- decisive and ultimate
Both words in one sentence
- Typically, in Metal Gear, the titular Metal Gears serve as this; the players apparent ultimate challenge before they can have a climactic showdown with a final boss.
Source: The Dragon / Video Games -
The ultimate example of British stuffiness is the climactic dinner party sequence in 1968's Carry On Up the Khyber.
Source: British Stuffiness - He does it again in the same arc during the climactic fight with Gackt, after the latter transforms into his ultimate well, penultimate form.
Source: Combat Pragmatist / Web Comics
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