Synonyms of crests

crests 1 of 2

noun

plural of crest

1

as in tops

the highest part or point

at that point the filmmaker was at the crest of his critical acclaim, which included winning an Oscar for best picture

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tops
• pinnacles
• heights
• peaks
• culminations
• zeniths
• apices
• apexes
• crowns
• summits
• climaxes
• crescendos
• sums
• capstones
• heads
• meridians
• crescendoes
• highlights
• noons
• crescendi
• apogees
• flowers
• acmes
• high-water marks
• roofs
• noontimes
• blossoms
• tip-tops
• caps
• high noons
• glories
• blooms
• ceilings
• ne plus ultras
• extremities
• flood tides
• primes
• tips
• extremes
• heydays
• highs
• vertices
• vertexes
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottoms
• feet
• foot
• bases
• nadirs
• abysses
• rock bottoms
• minimums
• minima

2

as in ridges

the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge

the hiking party reached the crest of the mountain just as it began to thunder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ridges
• peaks
• spines
• backbones
• divides
• prominences
• eminences
• promontories
• rises
• ridgepoles

crests

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of crest

as in peaks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peaks
• surges
• mushrooms
• increases
• swells
• mounts
• proliferates
• waxes
• escalates
• accumulates
• snowballs
• intensifies
• enlarges
• bourgeons
• multiplies
• balloons
• expands
• heightens
• builds up
• appreciates
• burgeons
• rockets
• soars
• shoots (up)
• skyrockets
• zooms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tumbles
• plunges
• slumps
• falls
• plummets
• collapses
• decreases
• nose-dives
• drops
• diminishes
• contracts
• wanes
• lessens