Meanings
nounsynchronicity (countable and uncountable, plural synchronicities)
plural synchronicities
- uncountableThe state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
- countableuncountableJungian psychologyCoincidences that seem to be meaningfully related; supposedly the result of "universal forces".
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Opposite
nounthe relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Broader
temporal relation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From synchron(ous) + -icity. From Jungian psychology in the 1920s. By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -icity; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian едновременност, синхроничност
- едновременност (ednovremennost)the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- синхроничност (sinhroničnost)Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
Catalan sincronicitat
- sincronicitatthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Dutch synchroniciteit, synchroniciteit
- synchroniciteitthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- synchroniciteitJungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
Esperanto sinkroneco
- sinkronecothe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Finnish synkronisuus, yhtäaikaisuus
- synkronisuusthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- yhtäaikaisuusthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- yhtaikaisuusthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- synkronisiteettiJungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
French synchronicité
- synchronicitéthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
German Synchronizität, Synchronizität
- Synchronizitätthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- SynchronizitätJungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
Indonesian sinkronisitas
- sinkronisitasthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Japanese 共時性, シンクロニシティ
- 共時性 (kyōjisei)the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti)the state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- 共時性 (kyōjisei)Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
- シンクロニシティ (shinkuronishiti)Jungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
Latin synchronitās, synchronicitās
- synchronitāsthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- synchronicitāsthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Māori tukutahitanga
- tukutahitangathe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Polish synchronia, synchroniczność
- synchroniathe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- synchronicznośćthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- synchronizmthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Portuguese sincronia, sincronismo
- sincroniathe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- sincronismothe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- sincronicidadeJungian psychology: coincidences that seem to be meaningfully related
Spanish sincronicidad, sincronía
- sincronicidadthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- sincroníathe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Tagalog kasabayan, pagkakasabay
- kasabayanthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
- pagkakasabaythe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Turkish eşzamanlılık
- eşzamanlılıkthe state of being synchronous or simultaneous
Cite this entry
APA
synchronicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronicity
MLA
“synchronicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchronicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchronicity.
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