Synonyms for crossroads
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1. hamlet, crossroadsnoun

   a community of people smaller than a village

   Synonyms:
   village, juncture, critical point, hamlet

2. juncture, critical point, crossroadsnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   joint, junction, articulation, juncture, critical point, join, occasion, hamlet

3. crossroadsnoun

   a point where a choice must be made

   "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

   Synonyms:
   critical point, juncture, hamlet

Matched Categories

1. • Community
   • Crisis
   • Overlap

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1. List of paraphrases for "crossroads":

   carrefour, crossroad, juncture, carrefours, intersection, cross-roads, junction, hub, junctions, intersections

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1. Kwon Deok-cheol:

   We are at a crossroads, whether this is going to spread further or not, as of now we can't answer that part because additional cases have occurred, although we thought until last weekend it had leveled off.

2. Craig Fehr:

   Markets in the last two days have been caught in the crossroads of Greece, the uncertain implications of its debt problems on the future of the euro zone, and the employment figures - better North American job growth driving further speculation around the timing of an upcoming Fed rate hike.

3. Jeff Bock:

   It's the old guard versus the new guard, we're at a crossroads on how people are enjoying their entertainment.

4. Heather Kerr:

   We are at a crossroads. If we don't take urgent steps to contain this, the outbreak might last another six months, if not the whole year, it is paramount to convince communities that Ebola is an urgent and real concern. People have disrupted funerals because they didn't believe the deceased had succumbed to the virus. Aid workers were threatened because it was believed they spread Ebola.

5. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich:

   Trump is going to be at a crossroads by March 16. Do I become Reagan or become Goldwater? he has to recognize they have the ability to withhold their support.