CONFLUENCE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

confluence

noun

ˈkän-ˌflü-ən(t)s

Definition of confluence

as in convergence

the coming together of two or more things to the same point a happy confluence of beautiful weather and spectacular scenery during our vacation

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Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

divergence

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Recent Examples of confluence But certainly a confluence of some of your favorite things on the planet, as these episodes tend to be from time to time. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Released in 1931, Mädchen in Uniform sits at the confluence of Germany’s cultural contradictions in the decade leading up to World War II. — Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 Around the Street -The financial press is doing an admirable job of puzzling through the confluence of causes of the brutal global bond-market rout, without pretending to arrive at a discrete cause. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The restaurant sits on a unique, triangular island in a caramel-brick building studded with glass-block windows roughly at the confluence of the Uptown, Five Points, and Curtis Park neighborhoods. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for confluence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for confluence

Noun

The convergence also extends to how studios assess audience reactions.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
For 21 years this resort on 22 jungle-y acres spilling down a steep ridge to an energetic convergence of rivers outside of Ubud has focused resolutely on wellbeing, and the offerings keep growing.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of convergence

Noun

For larger workloads, batch processing can handle multiple files for tasks such as conversion, merging, compression, OCR, printing, encryption, and adding or removing watermarks.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Prediction markets enable a more complete merging of the financial with the social and linguistic than social media has been able to achieve.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of merging

Noun

Yet the combination of grievance politics, inter-generational unfairness and an inescapable sense of decline is what makes France feel so fragile despite its size and its still considerable strengths.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The combination of Chance downing teams inside the 10-yard line combined with a suffocating defense could be a recipe for success for TCU in the final half of the season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of combination

Noun

The design uses spectral beam combining, which merges several fiber-laser beams into a single high-power output.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The combining of physical and digital systems is creating environments that require integration, intelligence and ongoing management.

— Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of combining

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