conjuncture
conjuncture is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 30 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from various conditions. He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness, wisdom, and humanity. Macaulay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ant
- clear
- crisis
- event
- eventuality
- fair
- favorable
- field
- fine
- given
- golden
- high
- juncture
- leisure
- nick
- occasion
- opening
- opportunity
- point
- proper
- room
- season
- spare
- stage
- suitable
- time
- timeliness
- turn
- turning
- well
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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