climax vs terminate

terminate vs climax

climax is a noun but terminate is not a noun.

climax and terminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climax	Yes	No	Yes	No
terminate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terminate is a hypernym of climax; that is, terminate is a word with a broader meaning than climax:

climax: end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
terminate: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other hypernyms of climax include cease, end, finish, stop.

climax (noun)	terminate (noun)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
the decisive moment in a novel or play
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the most severe stage of a disease

climax (verb)	terminate (verb)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage	bring to an end or halt
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
	be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

Difference between climax and terminate

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