Definition

Noun: 1. The simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection: A concept describing meaningful coincidences where events are linked by their timing in a way that seems more than random chance. 2. The state or fact of being synchronous; synchrony: The condition of happening at the same time.

Usage and Examples

• The synchronicity of her thinking of an old friend just as he called was remarkable.
• Jung explored the concept of synchronicity, proposing it as an acausal connecting principle in the universe.
• There was an uncanny synchronicity between the news report and the novel he was reading.

Advanced Usage

• "Meaningful synchronicity": Often used to emphasize the perceived significance or pattern in the coinciding events.
  • He experienced a series of meaningful synchronicities that guided his decision.
• In analytical psychology (Jungian psychology), Synchronicity is a central, capitalized term denoting a theoretical principle.
  • The therapist discussed the patient's dream in the context of Jung's principle of Synchronicity.

Variants and Related Words

• Synchrony (noun): The simultaneous action, development, or occurrence. (e.g., )
• Synchronous (adjective): Existing or occurring at the same time. (e.g., )
• Synchronize (verb): To cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Coincidence
• Simultaneity
• Concurrence
• Synchronism

Antonyms

• Asynchrony
• Sequence
• Succession

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "A stroke of synchronicity": Used to describe a particularly striking or helpful coincidental event.
  • Running into my former professor at the airport was a real stroke of synchronicity.

Noun

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
   • the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves