climactic

• Sich auf den Höhepunkt oder den entscheidenden, spannungsreichsten Moment eines Geschehens, einer Handlung oder Entwicklung beziehend.

Relating to the most intense, exciting, or important point in a story, event, or sequence.

1. Relating to a climaxB2formal

   Describing the most intense, exciting, or important point in a series of events, especially in a story or performance.

   klimaktisch

   • The climactic scene of the movie left the audience breathless.
   • The novel builds up to a climactic confrontation between the hero and the villain.
   • The symphony's climactic finale was met with a standing ovation.

   Synonymeclimactericcriticaldecisivepeakpivotal

   Antonymeanticlimacticboringdullinsignificantminoruneventfulunexcitingunimportantweak