CROSSROADS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CROSSROADS?

Need another word that means the same as “crossroads”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “crossroads” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Crossroads” are: hamlet, juncture, crossing, intersection, interchange, gyratory, turning point, crux, climax, climacteric, culmination, height, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, rubicon

Crossroads as a Noun

Definitions of "Crossroads" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crossroads” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A point at which a crucial decision must be made which will have far-reaching consequences.
• A road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads.
• A community of people smaller than a village.
• A point where a choice must be made.
• An intersection of two or more roads.
• A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made.
• A junction where one street or road crosses another.

Synonyms of "Crossroads" as a noun (17 Words)

climacteric	The period of life when fertility and sexual activity are in decline; (in women) menopause. Ripening accompanied by a sharp rise in respiration the so called climacteric.
crossing	The action of crossing something. The crossing of the Pennines.
crux	A particular point of difficulty. Herein lies the crux of the issue.
culmination	A final climactic stage. Their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development.
gyratory	A road junction or traffic system requiring the circular movement of traffic, larger or more complex than an ordinary roundabout.
hamlet	A community of people smaller than a village.
head	The head regarded as the location of intellect imagination and memory. His horse won by a head.
height	Elevation especially above sea level or above the earth’s surface. He s terrified of heights.
interchange	A road junction designed on several levels so that traffic streams do not intersect. I listened in shock to this venomous interchange.
intersection	A point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations. The intersection of a plane and a cone.
juncture	The set of features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word or phrase boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream). The plane crashed at the juncture of two mountains.
moment of truth	The n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value.
point of no return	A brief version of the essential meaning of something.
rubicon	A line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment.
turning point	A circular segment of a curve.
zero hour	The sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing.

Usage Examples of "Crossroads" as a noun

• Donna accelerated, seeing a crossroads ahead.
• Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology.
• The jeep sped on towards the crossroads.
• By 1998 I was at the crossroads.

Associations of "Crossroads" (30 Words)

asphalt	Surface with asphalt. Asphalt the driveway.
avenue	A broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides. Three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.
boulevard	A wide street in a town or city, typically one lined with trees. Sunset Boulevard.
busy	Unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. He had been too busy to enjoy himself.
convergent	Relating to or denoting evolutionary convergence. A convergent boundary.
crisscross	Mark with a pattern of crossing lines. Wrinkles crisscrossed her face.
cross	Travel across or pass over. Our letters crossed.
crossing	The action of crossing something. The crossing of the Pennines.
crossover	The process of achieving success in a different field or style, especially in popular music. A jazz classical crossover album.
crosswalk	A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other.
delineation	Representation by drawing or painting etc. The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.
drawbridge	A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it. There was a rattle of chains as the drawbridge was lowered.
fordable	Shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle. The stream was fordable.
intersect	(of two or more things) pass or lie across each other. Lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles.
intersection	A junction where one street or road crosses another. The set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things.
jaywalk	Cross or walk in the street or road unlawfully or without regard for approaching traffic. You jaywalked across a busy four lane street.
junction	A region of transition in a semiconductor between a part where conduction is mainly by electrons and a part where it is mainly by holes. The junction of the two rivers.
lamppost	A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight.
lineation	A contour or outline. Magnetic lineations.
overlap	A part or amount which overlaps. Two new series overlapped.
partially	Only in part; to a limited extent. The work partially fulfills the function of a historical memoir.
pavement	Walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway. A pavement cafe.
pedestrian	A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle. A pedestrian movie plot.
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. The road to fame.
roadway	The part of a road intended for vehicles, in contrast to the pavement or verge.
route	Send via a specific route. Proposals have been put forward for a new route around the south of the town.
sidewalk	A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road; a pavement.
street	People living or working on the same street. London street style.
superimpose	Place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident. Can you superimpose the two images.
walker	A person who travels by foot. A fell walker.