Synonyms and antonyms of Turning points and important stages in American Thesaurus

turning point (noun)

a time when an important change takes place in a situation, especially one that makes it better

peak (noun)

the time when something is at its highest or greatest level

climax (noun)

the most exciting or important moment in a story, event, or situation, usually near the end

highlights (noun)

the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event

watershed (noun)

an event that causes an important change to take place

milestone (noun)

an event or achievement that marks an important stage in a process

crossroads (noun)

a point during the development of something when you have to make an important decision about what to do next

breaking point (noun)

a situation in which there are so many problems or so many things to do that a person or organization can no longer deal with them

the moment of truth ()

an extremely important moment, such as one when you will find out if something has succeeded or happened

the point of no return ()

the moment at which it becomes impossible to change or stop something

apotheosis (noun)

very formal the best point in someone’s life or career

the beginning of the end ()

the time when something starts to end, or starts to get worse

black swan (noun)

an event that is extremely rare and unexpected but has very significant consequences

boiling point (noun)

the moment when a situation becomes more serious or dangerous because people start to feel very angry

the brink (noun)

the point in time when something very bad or very good is about to happen

coming of age (noun)

the point at which something is considered to have developed completely

crescendo (noun)

the point when something has increased to its highest limit

the crunch (noun)

informal the time when something important or difficult happens or must be decided

cusp (noun)

a time when one situation or stage ends and another begins

day of reckoning ()

a time when you are forced to deal with the results of your actions

D-Day (informal)

informal the day when something important happens, usually something that you have been planning for a long time

defining (adjective)

a defining event or moment is one that decides everything that happens afterwards

epiphanic (adjective)

literary relating to or typical of a moment when you suddenly realize or understand something important

epiphany (noun)

literary a moment when you suddenly realize or understand something important

the evil day/hour ()

the day/time when something unpleasant will happen

height (noun)

the time or level of greatest activity

high (noun)

a period or situation in which something reaches its highest level

high noon (noun)

the most important or extreme period

history in the making ()

an event happening now that will be remembered in the future because it is very important

hit/reach/be at rock bottom ()

to be in such a bad or unhappy state that things cannot get any worse

(it’s) goodbye (to) something (and) hello (to) something ()

used for saying that one activity or period has ended and another one has started

landmark (noun)

a major event or achievement that marks an important stage in a process and makes progress possible

milepost (noun)

an important stage in a process

nadir (noun)

formal the worst time in someone’s life or in a situation

the road to Damascus ()

an experience that completely changes the way that you think about something

sea change (noun)

a very big or important change

steppingstone (noun)

a step in a process that helps you to move forward to another part of it

tipping point (noun)

a time when important things start happening in a situation, especially things that you cannot change

zero hour (noun)

the time at which something important has been arranged to start, especially a military attack