Climax and Start

Opposite meaning words

Climax verb - To bring to a triumphant conclusion.

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Start is an antonym for climax in culminate topic.

Nearby Words: climaxed, climaxing

Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).

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Climax is an antonym for start.

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

good	good climax	good start
full	full climax	full start
long	long climax	long start
better	better climax	better start
Other adjectives: complete, free, true, proper, actual, real, massive, big, great, huge, main, early, final, last, eventual, comic.

way

climax way

start way

What it doesn't show is that this is in the start of the movie and not its climax.

Source: Never Trust A Trailer / Film
Big Damn Heroes: Subverted with the villagers in the climax, who help to put the fire out but then start destroying the house themselves.

Source: Literature / We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Vertigo Effect: Used when Lori spots Gunther behind her window at the start of the climax.

Source: Film / Crawlspace

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