junctures

The word “junctures” has 2 syllables: junc-tures

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃɚz/

What is synonym and antonym for junctures?

In the thesaurus, “junctures” has 165 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for junctures along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for junctures

abutments
alliance
annexation
articulation
articulations
assemblage
attachment
attachments
beats
bits
boiling points
bond
breaking points
brinks
choice
circumstance
climaxes
clutches
coalition
coherence
collocation
combination
combine
concatenation
concourse
concourses
concursion
condition
conditions
confluence
confluences
conjugation
conjunctures
connections
consolidation
contingencies
contingency
convergence
corners
coupling
couplings
cracks
crises
crisis
crossing
crossroad
crossroads
crunch times
crunches
crux
cusps
deadlocks
dovetail
dunkirks
elbow
eleventh hours
emergencies
emergency
exigencies
exigency
extremities
fixes
flash points
flashes
gathering
gore
happenings
heads
heartbeats
hinge
holes
hookup
hot waters
impasses
instant
instants
interconnections
interface
intersection
intersections
jams
jiffies
joining
joinings
joins
joint
joints
jointures
junctions
knee
landmarks
last ditches
last minutes
linking
links
meeting
meeting point
meetings
milestones
minutes
miter
moment
moments
moments of truth
mortise
nanoseconds
nexus
nexuses
nicks
node
occasion
pass
passes
pinch
pinches
pivot
plight
plug-in
point
points
points of no return
position
possibilities
posture
predicament
predicaments
quandary
reunion
scrapes
seam
seams
seconds
shakes
situations
spells
splice
split seconds
spots
stalemates
state
status
strait
straits
stretches
sutures
terminal
thresholds
ticks
tie-in
tie-up
ties
time
tinderboxes
trices
turning points
twinkles
union
unions
verges
weld
whiles
winks
wires
zero hour
zero hours

Antonyms for junctures

advantage
blessing
calm
certainty
clefts
cracks
crevices
fissures
gaps
good fortune
peace
rifts
separations
solution

Meanings of junctures

noun
1. A place where things join, a junction.
2. A critical moment in time.
3. The manner of moving (transition) or mode of relationship between two consecutive sounds; a suprasegmental phonemic cue, by which a listener can distinguish between two otherwise identical sequences of sounds that have different meanings.

Example Sentences

The hikers paused at several critical junctures to consult their map.
Political leaders must make tough decisions at key historical junctures.
The novel explores emotional junctures in the characters' relationships.
We encountered several junctures where the road split into different paths.
At various junctures in life, people reevaluate their goals and priorities.

On this page you'll find 179 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to junctures, such as: abutments, advantage, alliance, annexation, articulation, articulations, assemblage.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.