Peripeteia
Peripeteia noun - A sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work).
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Peripeteia
Watershed and peripeteia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watershed" instead a noun "Peripeteia".
Watershed
Watershed noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Watershed
Peripeteia and watershed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peripeteia" instead a noun "Watershed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- climax and peripeteia
- climax and watershed
- pass and peripeteia
- pass and watershed
- crunch and peripeteia
- crunch and watershed
- contingency and peripeteia
- contingency and watershed
- development and peripeteia
- development and watershed
- exigency and peripeteia
- exigency and watershed
- climacteric and peripeteia
- climacteric and watershed
Cite this Source
Watershed and Peripeteia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/peripeteia/watershed
Peripeteia & Watershed. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/peripeteia/watershed>.
Watershed or Peripeteia. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/peripeteia/watershed.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "peripeteia" and "watershed" have occurred on timeline