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