rising action
see definition of rising actionSynonyms for rising action
noun critical juncture- climax
- critical point
- crux
- culmination
- juncture
- twist
- axis
- change
- climacteric
- contingency
- crisis
- critical mass
- critical moment
- critical period
- crossing
- crossroads
- crucial moment
- crucial occurrence
- crucial period
- crunch
- cusp
- decisive moment
- defining moment
- development
- emergency
- exigency
- high noon
- hinge
- kairotic moment
- moment of truth
- nexus
- pass
- peak
- peripeteia
- pinch
- pivot
- pivotal moment
- point of no return
- race against time
- shift
- strait
- transition
- turn of the tide
- when push comes to shove
- zero hour
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