CREST Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈkrest

Definition of crest

as in pinnacle

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

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as in ridge

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

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crest

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verb

as in to peak

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Recent Examples of crest

Noun

The Olympic emblem is the crest of a pink cockatoo, an Australian bird, with the color stylized to resemble an Olympic and Paralympic flame, and a shape to resemble the host state of Queensland. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Trump’s laudatory comments come as bipartisan angst over the technology crests, alarming AI incidents proliferate, and global governments call for policy cooperation. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Multiple people fled their homes as the White River was expected to crest in Morgan County, according to the National Weather Service. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Shopify became the proof that the wave could crest at global scale. — Kumaran Nadesan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for crest

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crest

Noun

The Atlanta Dream will take the court this weekend for their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years, a pinnacle achievement for the franchise with the lowest valuation in the league still undergoing a massive turnaround.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The change in the workweek system is regarded as the pinnacle of those initiatives.

— Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of pinnacle

Noun

In North Georgia’s mountains, autumn already is transforming ridges, forests and streambanks into dazzling palettes of reds, yellows, maroons and deep oranges — all part of nature’s annual leaf color spectacle.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The study also found that the glacier could detach from a stabilizing underwater ridge as early as 2038 in some simulations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of ridge

Noun

The ice scoop was in direct contact with the top of the machine.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of top

Verb

After falling about 40% in the first quarter of 2026, during which the enterprise software stock at various points was trading at not even three times revenue, the stock went on to surge more than 55% in the third.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Some of these solutions are not entirely new, but the energy demand surge from AI data centers, industrial electrification, and the need for more climate-resilient infrastructure is creating momentum to improve current systems.

— Eugenia Perozo, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of surge

Noun

Across much of the path, the eclipse takes place with the sun almost at the zenith.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Zara, which has been upping its retail game in recent years, has taken things to a new zenith in Paris, taking over a historic mansion in the Marais district to showcase the first Re{form} Zara collection designed by John Galliano.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of zenith

Noun

The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of height

Noun

The Swiss watchmaker and the Met marked the culmination of their inaugural artisan residency on Friday, unveiling three works that extend traditional craft into new forms of expression.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Earlier, Sefcovic had said the talks this week were the culmination of three months of intensive work.

— Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of culmination

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