apex

Other forms of apex

plural

apices

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about apex

What does apex mean?

apex means "the highest point (of something)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in apex?

apex has 2 syllables: a-pex. The stress falls on "a". In IPA it is /ˈeɪˌpɛks/.

What is another word for apex?

Close synonyms include vertex, peak, acme, solar apex, apex of the sun's way. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of apex?

The recorded antonyms are antapex.

Is apex a common word?

apex is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.