Synonyms for confluence
Most common
conflux junction convergence coinfluence confluvium
All synonyms
Noun
Other
junction, meeting, convergence, concourse, union, concurrence, collection, coinfluence, confluvium, watersmeet dated
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.
Related words
- Word family
- confluent
Forms
- Plural
- confluences → confluxes, mergings, junctions, meetings…
Example sentences
- junction Felix stopped at a gas station at the junction.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| confluence | steady | |
| conflux | steady | |
| junction | falling | |
| convergence | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- union2
- 7 letters
- meeting2, merging2, conflux
- 8 letters
- junction2
- 9 letters
- concourse2
- 10 letters
- collection3, watersmeet, confluvium
- 11 letters
- convergence3, concurrence3, coinfluence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- confluent
- Italiano
- confluenza
- Deutsch
- Mündung
- Català
- conflent