Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun juncture

3 senses of juncture

Sense 1
juncture, occasion -- (an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions")
       => happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event -- (an event that happens)

Sense 2
juncture, critical point, crossroads -- (a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point")
       => crisis -- (an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis")

Sense 3
articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction -- (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)
       => connection, connexion, link -- (a connecting shape)