capstonenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæp.stəʊn//ˈkæp.stoʊn/a stone at the top of a wall or building
especially US someone's greatest achievement or the greatest part of something:
This leadership position represents the capstone of my career.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Higher and lower points of achievement
- apex
- apogee
- climax
- consummation
- fruition
- height
- heyday
- high point
- high water mark
- Indian summer
- nadir
- peak
- pinnacle
- plumb
- plumb the depths idiom
- rock bottom
- trough
- vertex
- zenith
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