synchronicity

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synchronicity

Two friends discover a surprising synchronicity when they both wear the same shirt to school.

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.
synchronicity

Two friends discover a surprising synchronicity when they both wear the same shirt to school.

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

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