Antonyms for intersection
ˌɪn tərˈsɛk ʃənin·ter·sec·tion

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. intersection, intersection point, point of intersectionnoun

   a point where lines intersect

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, overlap, carrefour, crossroad, crossway, product, point of intersection, convergence

2. intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefournoun

   a junction where one street or road crosses another

   Synonyms:
   hybridisation, hybridizing, crossroad, ford, product, intersection point, overlap, carrefour, crossbreeding, hybridization, crossover, crossway, cross, convergence, crossing, interbreeding, point of intersection, crosswalk

3. intersectionnoun

   a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, overlap, carrefour, crossroad, crossway, product, point of intersection, convergence

4. intersection, product, Cartesian productnoun

   the set of elements common to two or more sets

   "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, merchandise, ware, overlap, mathematical product, carrefour, production, crossroad, crossway, product, point of intersection, convergence

5. overlap, convergence, intersectionnoun

   a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

   "there was no overlap between their proposals"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, overlap, lap, carrefour, crossroad, converging, crossway, convergency, product, point of intersection, convergence

6. intersectionnoun

   the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, overlap, carrefour, crossroad, crossway, product, point of intersection, convergence

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. merge

   to come together

   Submitted by rinat on January 17, 2016  

How to use intersection in a sentence?

1. Yang Defu:

   I was waiting at the red light. After passing the intersection a car chased after me and kept sounding the horn, the driver told me a kid fell out of my van. I looked back, parked my van aside, and went back to search for my grandson.

2. Antonio Nassar:

   The car rolled right in front of me. By the time I looked over to the right, all you could see was (her) driving away, and people were bouncing off the front of the car, she rode the sidewalk, she came to a stop at the Paris intersection, people are punching into the window. ... She accelerated again and just kept mowing people down.

3. Conan OBriens late-night careerO'Brien jokes:

   I've devoted all of my adult life to pursuing this strange phantom intersection between smart and stupid, there's a lot of people who believe the two can not coexist, but god I will tell you, it is something I believe religiously, I think when smart and stupid come together... I think it's the most beautiful thing in the world.

4. Bill Emerson:

   Detroit is just a tough, gritty city, wayne Daniels has said this for years :' It's at the intersection of muscle and brains.' It's an area of the country where folks understand hard work... They are passionate about and committed to their city.

5. Sarah Kate Ellis:

   Each of us lives at the intersection of many identities, it's important that television characters reflect the full diversity of the LGBT community.

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