the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty; the artists 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
[ Syn: acme , height , elevation , peak , pinnacle , summit , superlative , meridian , top ]
the extreme top or summit