APOGEE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

apogee

noun

ˈa-pə-(ˌ)jē

as in zenith

the highest part or point shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated

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Recent Examples of apogee The two burns are called perigee and apogee burns, which help Orion reach high Earth orbit, where astronauts spend most of their first day in space. —

Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026 Next up will be the perigee raise maneuver and apogee raise burn that will increase the lowest and highest points of Orion’s orbit. —

Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Almost two hours after liftoff, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage engine fired again, this time for about 18 minutes, raising the high point, or apogee, of the orbit to 43,760 miles — higher than any astronauts have flown since the final Apollo moon mission in 1972. —

Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 The rocket's upper stage will next execute a pair of apogee-raising engine burns in the hours after liftoff to put Orion on a path toward the moon. —

Tariq Malik, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apogee

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The tacos brim over at this longstanding Harlem spot, a treasury of meats, among them cecina, suadero, barbacoa with caramelly edges, and the zenith, al pastor, flame-red pork shorn off the spit, with a slab of pineapple tucked in.

— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
After Apex, Charlize Theron and director Baltasar Kormákur may have found a new zenith.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026