Turning point

Synonyms for "turning point" (185 found)

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Closest matches (37)

Noun(20 words)

watershedage of changebreakthroughs brink cataclysm cliffclimax momentclimax sceneclimaxes conjuncture conjunctures cornercosmic eventcreashak crisescrisis phasecritical momentcrossroad crossroadscrucial decision

bench markcardinal pointchief thingclimacteric climax clutch contingencyconvergence of eventscore cornerstone crisiscritical juncturecritical pointcrossroadscrucial periodcrunch

Adjective(1 words)

crucial moment

Strong matches (56)

crux culmination emergency essence essentialessential matterexigency extremity fundamental gist gravamengreat pointhead hearthigh pointhingeimportant thingissue juncture kernel

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keystone

Noun(16 words)

cultural milestonecusp cusps deciding definingdramatic political changeend of chapterepiphaniesepoch defining momentepochal shiftera of scientific upheavalhistoric turning pointhistoric watershed momentides juncture junctures

Adjective(19 words)

decisive pointdefining momentdramatic shiftdramatic turn of eventsdutch momentdynamic shifteconomic pivotepoch-making changeepoch-making eventepoch-making eventsgreat achievementhistoric developmenthistoric milestonehistoric momenthistoric political changehistoric societal changehistorical milestonehistorical process changekey scene

Related words (92)

landmarkmain pointmain thingmaterial pointmeat milestonemoment of truthname of the gamenub pass peak pinch pith pivot point pushreal issuerubsalient pointsine qua non

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strait substancesubstantive pointthe bottom linethe pointturnzero hour

Noun(45 words)

landmarklandmark markerlandmark momentlandmarkslife eventlightbulb momentmajor plot eventmark the momentmilepost mileposts milestonemilestone in educationmore watershedmost decisivemost pivotalmost sudden-changenarrative pivotparadigm shiftsperipeteia pivot

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pivot momentpivotsplot eventplot pointplot turnplot turnsrevolutionrevolutionarily changedrevolutionarily dramaticrevolutionary changerevolutionizing shiftsocial upheavalsolstice stasesstorming bastillestreet cornertimeline markertipping pointturning-point eventturning-point moment analysiswatershed eventwatershed momentwatershed regionwatersheds

Adjective(14 words)

landmark eventmajor paradigm shiftingmajor political changemajor shiftmajor turning pointspersonal milestonespivotal changepivotal turning pointscientific revolutionsscientific turning pointsignificant breakthroughsingle momentunique incidentsviolent revolution

Adverb(3 words)

more celebrated revolutionsmore glorious revolutionsmost glorious revolutions

Determiner(2 words)

most turning-pointmost watershed

Verb(1 words)

pierce the darkness

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries

carrefour crossing crossroad crossway event intersection juncture moment occasion phase transition

More specific

4 entries

critical junctureinflection pointthresholdtipping point

Collocations

6 entries

critical turning pointeconomic turning pointhistorical turning pointmajor turning pointpolitical turning pointstrategic turning point

Inflections

1 entries

turning points

Derivations

4 entries

pivotal pivotally point turning

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road / Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go

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Europe will be watching the final battle closely. A Hollande victory in the second round would be a turning point in European politics, a rare victory for the left in Europe, which has in recent years moved towards the right

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Chicago was the turning point of my journey and I left there at midnight abroad ^([sic]) the "Chicagoan," an express of the New York Central System.

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