Confluence

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːnfluːəns/

Confluence (noun)

  1. The place where two rivers meet and flow together.
  2. A situation where different ideas or things come together to form one.
  3. A large group of people gathering in one place.

Examples

  • The confluence of two rivers created a larger waterway.
  • At the confluence, the rivers merge into one.

Common collocations: river confluence, natural confluence, confluence of ideas, intellectual confluence, confluence of people

Synonyms of Confluence

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Confluence

  • when paths or streams separate