Phrase guide

high point

name · noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Hernando County, Florida.

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Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Atlanta, Georgia.

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Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Walker County, Georgia.

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Meaning 5

A number of places in the United States:

A township in Decatur County, Iowa.

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Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Moniteau County, Missouri.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A city mostly in Guilford County, North Carolina.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington.

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Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in King County, Washington.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

The name of a number of high points (summits, hills, mountains) in various places.

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noun

Meaning 11

A climax; the best time in a given period.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This has been the high point of my life.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: culmination, pinnacle, acme, apex, zenith, apogee, apotheosis, ascendance, capstone, climax, coronation, crown, extreme, fastigium, high note, high point, high tide, high-water mark, midday, Mount Everest, outblossom, paroxysm, perihelion, summa, summit

Antonyms: low point

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noun

Meaning 12

The point of the highest elevation in a given area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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noun

Meaning 13

· or · (the Greek punctuation mark used for a medium pause like a semicolon ; the Ancient Greek punctuation mark used for the end of a sentence like a full stop, then for a medium pause like a semicolon).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Synonyms: ano teleia, high dot, raised dot, raised point

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noun

Meaning 14

the most enjoyable part of a given experience

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert

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Broader terms: part, section, division

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kohokohta — Translations
  • German: Höhepunkt — Translations
  • Māori: poutūmārōtanga — Translations