Antonyms for pinnacle

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pin-uh-kuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪn ə kəl

Definition of pinnacle

Origin : c.1300, "mountain, peak, promontory," from Old French pinacle "top, gable" (13c.) and directly from Late Latin pinnaculum "peak, pinnacle, gable," diminutive of Latin pinna "peak, point," (see pin (n.1)). Figurative use is attested from c.1400.

noun top, crest

Example sentences :

It takes courage to step down from the pinnacle you stood on.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

On his right sat Harriet, having reached the first pinnacle of her new career.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

For you know that this affair has set Amadieu on a pinnacle.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The height of the pinnacle is determined by the breadth of the base.
Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The dome was probably surmounted by a pinnacle, as shown in Fig. 39.
Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith

Pedrito elevated his hand jerkily to help the idea of pinnacle, of fame.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

At this period Rachael Closs was at the pinnacle of her hopes.
Extract from : « The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals » by Ann S. Stephens

I was poised on the pinnacle of hope that overhangs the abyss of despair.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

Then was your candle shining to be a light to all the world, set on high on a pinnacle.
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

My life work will be to drag him down from his pinnacle of selflessness!
Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell

Synonyms for pinnacle

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