Synonyms of junctions

junctions

noun

plural of junction

1

as in intersections

a place where two or more things are united

situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersections
• joints
• junctures
• couplings
• connections
• joins
• confluences
• joinings
• links
• jointures
• interconnections
• ties
• abutments
• seams
• sutures
• articulations
• nexuses
• attachments
• meetings
• unions
• concourses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gaps
• cracks
• fissures
• separations
• crevices
• clefts
• rifts

2

as in mergers

the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one

the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mergers
• consolidations
• unifications
• combinations
• couplings
• connections
• amalgamations
• unions
• mixtures
• syntheses
• blends
• fusions
• agglomerations
• mixes
• reunifications
• coalescences
• reunions
• intermixtures

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divisions
• partitions
• splits
• partings
• disconnections
• schisms
• scissions
• breakups
• dissolutions
• detachments
• separations
• disunions
• severances
• divorcements

3

as in corners

a place where roads meet

the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersections
• corners
• crossings
• crossroads
• crossways
• interchanges
• roundabouts
• underpasses
• overpasses
• carrefours
• rotaries
• cloverleafs
• traffic circles
• circles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of junctions

Along the way, the riders crossed mountain passes, passed through towns and villages, and dealt with the usual assortment of traffic and junctions. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Urban grids are a tight mesh of streets and junctions, meaning that any two points on them are connected by many viable routes. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

In an era of $400 tasting menus, the cost lands as reasonable given the meal’s many junctions of meticulous artistry and down-to-earth deliciousness. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Concrete is important again here, dictating the lack of material variation throughout the museum, the uniform thickness of the gallery walls, and the minimal slots of light at the junctions of many walls and ceilings. — Katy Barkan, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

The measurements showed that internal dendrites formed at defects such as pores and grain-boundary junctions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

The cells are connected by proteins called tight junctions, which act like tiny gatekeepers. — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026

Beyond Akkermansia muciniphila, Pendulum's products feature Clostridium butyricum and Clostridium beijerinckii, both butyrate-producing strains that fuel colon cells, support tight junctions in the gut lining, and stimulate GLP-1 production. — Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

The citric acid reacted with the cellulose to form cross-links, which are chemical junctions that bind the cellulose molecules. — J. Carson Meredith, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026