States and conditions

Synonyms for juncture

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

The country had reached a juncture where change was unavoidable.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

crossroads

Same sentence, swapped: The country had reached a crossroads where change was unavoidable.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for juncture as it is used in the sentence above.

articulation
occasion
slump

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

affiliationnountiea social or business relationshipRidgelineHas a reason line alertadjectivewatchfulengaged in or accustomed to close observationRidgeline badadjectivedefectivenot working properlyRidgelineHas a reason line banenouncursesomething causing misery or deathRidgelineHas a reason line sleeplessadjectivewatchfulexperiencing or accompanied by sleeplessnessRidgeline smellnounlookthe general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on peopleFoothills soberadjectivedrablacking brightness or colorRidgelineHas a reason line impetuousadjectiveimpulsivecharacterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberationRidgeline

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