converge
Approach a point
To converge is to come together toward a single point.
Roads converge at an intersection.
Lines converge where they meet.
People converge on a location when they arrive from different directions: Protesters converged on the capitol.
Ideas or trends converge when they move toward agreement or similarity.
The opposite is diverge.
In the direction of
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- meetCome into contact
join · approach · route · path · trajectory · course · vector · bearing
Combine into unity
- coalesceUnite into one mass
- fuseProtective melting wire
- blendCombine into mixture
- uniteBring together as one
integrate · consolidate · amalgamate · synthesize · meld · join · combine · unify
Meeting point of streams
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- junctionPoint where things meet
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
watershed · streamflow · meeting point · conflux · fork · merge · join · mouth
General group agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- alignArrange in a row
- harmonizeBring into agreement
- agreeHold the same view
unite · concur · synchronize · come together · common ground · compromise · reconcile · meet halfway
Reduced, potent form
target · aim · fixate · sharpen · centralize · prioritize · spotlight · direct
toward
In the direction of
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
meet · join · approach · route · path · trajectory · course · vector · bearing · navigate
merge
Combine into unity
unite · integrate · consolidate · amalgamate · synthesize · meld · join · combine · unify · come together
confluence
Meeting point of streams
estuary · watershed · streamflow · meeting point · conflux · fork · merge · join · mouth · floodplain
consensus
General group agreement
agree · unite · concur · synchronize · come together · common ground · compromise · reconcile · meet halfway · solidarity
concentrate
Reduced, potent form
center · target · aim · fixate · sharpen · centralize · prioritize · spotlight · direct · train
intersect
Cross at a point
asymptote · limit · approach · coordinate · graph · curve · line · angle · bisect · perpendicular
- collective actionunite, join forces, team up, mobilization, movement
- movement verbsgo, walk, run, move, walked
- gathering verbsgather, collect, accumulate, amass, compile
- math verbsadd, adds, subtract, subtracts, multiply
- road featurescurve, bend, straightaway, stretch, junction
- comparison verbscompare, contrast, differentiate, distinguish, juxtapose
convergediverge
Separate into directions
spread · scatter · radiate · fan out · branch out
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features
- converging linesLines moving toward intersection
- convergence pointWhere separate paths unite
convergence, convergent, converging, converged, converges, convergences, reconverge, reconverging