juncture

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

joint

junction

occasion

join

crossroads

moment

joining

boundary

time

⌚

connection

border

seam

link

🔗

critical point

butt

hour

articulation

instant

conditions

intersection

turning point

union

situation

level

meeting

opportunity

pass

pause

period

point

punctuation

reason

season

sewing

splice

stage

state of affairs

sticking point

suture

symphysis

turnoff

vinculum

watershed

critical moment

subscriber line

key point

cooperation

point of time

tie point

road to Damascus

bonding point

religious painting

adjunction

juncture phoneme

amalgamation

approaching

article

bond

cause

circumstance

combination

commissure

concurrence

confluence

conjuncture

connexion

contribution

coupling

crisis

crossed

culmination

fusion

instance

interface

interlock

knot

🪢

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English juncture, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of jointure.