My locality is a nexus for occidental and oriental interplay, which is abundant in emotional undulations.
Source: tatoeba (9085760)
Nexus
/ˈnɛksəs/
Synonyms for "nexus" (84 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (25)
Related words (42)
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: link, array, articulation, bank, bond.
- Sentence evidence is available for nexus, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "nexus".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "nexus"
Keep "nexus" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "nexus" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "nexus", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "nexus" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
12 entriesbridgecausal chaincausal pathwaycentral nodeconfoundercore clusterdata hubinformation nodeintervening variablejunctionlinktie
Collocations
5 entriesacademic nexusdata nexusnexus of crimenexus of informationnexus of power
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- връзка noun (form or state of connection)
- свързване noun (form or state of connection)
Catalan
1 entries- nexe noun (form or state of connection)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 連結 /连结 noun (form or state of connection)
Czech
3 entries- nexus noun (form or state of connection)
- souvislost noun (form or state of connection)
- spojení noun (form or state of connection)
Danish
3 entries- bindeled noun (form or state of connection)
- forbindelse noun (form or state of connection)
- sammenhæng noun (form or state of connection)
Dutch
2 entries- band noun (form or state of connection)
- verbinding noun (form or state of connection)
Estonian
1 entries- seos noun (form or state of connection)
Finnish
1 entries- yhteys noun (form or state of connection)
French
1 entries- nexus noun (form or state of connection)
Georgian
1 entries- კავშირი noun (form or state of connection)
German
2 entries- Verbindung noun (form or state of connection)
- Verknüpfung noun (form or state of connection)
Irish
1 entries- nasc noun (form or state of connection)
Italian
3 entries- connessione noun (form or state of connection)
- legame noun (form or state of connection)
- nesso noun (form or state of connection)
Japanese
1 entries- 連結 noun (form or state of connection)
Latin
1 entries- nexus noun (form or state of connection)
Occitan
1 entries- nexe noun (form or state of connection)
Polish
2 entries- ogniwo noun (form or state of connection)
- związek noun (form or state of connection)
Portuguese
1 entries- nexo noun (form or state of connection)
Russian
1 entries- связь noun (form or state of connection)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- spȏj noun (form or state of connection)
- vȅza noun (form or state of connection)
- ве̏за noun (form or state of connection)
- спо̑ј noun (form or state of connection)
Spanish
2 entries- conexión noun (form or state of connection)
- nexo noun (form or state of connection)
Swedish
1 entries- förbindelse noun (form or state of connection)
Turkish
3 entries- bağ noun (form or state of connection)
- bağlantı noun (form or state of connection)
- rabıta noun (form or state of connection)
Ukrainian
1 entries- зв'язо́к noun (form or state of connection)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kết nối noun (form or state of connection)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Whereas the junction is more stiff or rigid, the nexus is more pliable; it is, as it were, animate or articulated.
Source: tatoeba (9940577)
Up ahead is the nexus between our two universes.
Source: tatoeba (10268242)
Sunday's election pits Move Forward and the billionaire Shinawatra family's Pheu Thai against ruling parties backed by a nexus of old money, conservatives and generals with influence over key institutions involved in two decades of upheaval in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "nexus"?
Closest matches include link, array, articulation, bank, bond.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "nexus"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.