synchronicity

American  

[sing-kruh-nis-i-tee] / ˌsɪŋ krəˈnɪs ɪ ti /

noun

1. (in the psychology of Carl Jung) the simultaneous occurrence of causally unrelated events and the belief that the simultaneity has meaning beyond mere coincidence.

2. coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneity.

3. Physics, Electricity. the state of having the same frequency and zero phase difference.

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synchronicity British  

/ ˌsɪnkrəˈnɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated

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Etymology

Origin of synchronicity

First recorded in 1865–70 synchronicity for def. 1; 1950–55 synchronicity for def. 2; synchron(ous) ( def. ) + -ic ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is one of those moments of universal synchronicity that changed the course of many lives, not just Auf der Maur’s.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

At its L.A. highlight exhibition, Irsay’s collection held an air of synchronicity.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

That synchronicity was too frequent to be coincidental.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Whales dive in a harbor near Sydney, their tails poised above the water in lovely synchronicity.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

My father smiled at my mother as they pulled the sheets back and smoothed them down in perfect synchronicity.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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