Synonyms of junctures

junctures

noun

plural of juncture

1

as in moments

a particular and often important moment in time

at the present juncture, I think the country is looking for a strong president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moments
• points
• minutes
• moments of truth
• instants
• seconds
• crises
• nanoseconds
• cracks
• ticks
• heartbeats
• flashes
• stretches
• thresholds
• shakes
• cusps
• bits
• winks
• wires
• beats
• spells
• trices
• whiles
• split seconds
• nicks
• verges
• twinkles
• jiffies
• brinks
• crunch times

2

as in junctions

a place where two or more things are united

the water is leaking at the juncture of those two pipes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in crossroads

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

we have now arrived at a juncture where something must be done to avert war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crossroads
• crises
• situations
• heads
• conjunctures
• extremities
• emergencies
• exigencies
• milestones
• clutches
• boiling points
• possibilities
• flash points
• breaking points
• predicaments
• moments of truth
• contingencies
• crunches
• crunch times
• points of no return
• corners
• zero hours
• tinderboxes
• conditions
• climaxes
• happenings
• landmarks
• straits
• Dunkirks
• impasses
• turning points
• spots
• passes
• holes
• deadlocks
• jams
• scrapes
• stalemates
• pinches
• hot waters
• fixes
• last minutes
• last ditches
• eleventh hours

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of junctures

It’s been on display at various junctures this season. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Both at junctures of their careers have excelled as sixth men. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

In fact, the Americana at Brand Memes Instagram account is currently running a March Madness-style bracket of the city’s worst junctures. — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

States risk losing federal election funds at various junctures for noncompliance. — Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026

The Red circles depict excellent junctures to sell silver and buy gold. — Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

Council members fielding those complaints blame the state of the fleet, with plow trucks breaking down in record numbers at critical junctures. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

The 49ers may be hobbled, especially on defense, but their defense has been rock-solid, especially during crucial junctures of games. — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025

There's something so deeply satisfying about winnowing a huge capital ship down to its smallest components, finding critical welds and junctures, and melting them apart with your heat laser. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025