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

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 new device incorporates strontium and titanium to create internal p-n junctions that act as smooth electronic gates. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 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

Instead, Mont Sutton fans out with more than 200 trail junctions, turning each run into a choose-your-own-adventure kind of experience. — Claire Sibonney, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026

Early last month, farmers escalated their protests with a 48-hour blockade of major highways, toll stations and junctions over high production costs and the European Union’s trade deal with South American nations. — ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026

Astrocytes, which outnumber neurons in many brain regions, have complex and varied shapes, and sometimes tendrils, that can envelop hundreds of thousands or millions of synapses, the junctions where neurons exchange molecular signals. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026

Amid the deluge Monday, officials also closed some roads that run between Sonoma and Napa, including Highway 121 at junctions with Eighth Street East and with Highway 116. — Aldo Toledo, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Jan. 2026