· the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

Synonym(s): acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top

Hypernym(s): degree, level, stage, point

· the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

Synonym(s): peak, crown, crest, top, tip

Hypernym(s): topographic_point, place, spot

· a meeting of heads of governments

Synonym(s): summit_meeting

Hypernym(s): meeting, group_meeting

· reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

Synonym(s): breast

Hypernym(s): reach, make, attain, hit, arrive_at, gain