Definition for Watershed:

• The range of high land in any district of country which forms the source of its various streams and rivers, shedding them off as it were from the roof of a house to their respective basins.

Synonyms for Watershed:

• n.

  •
  • dinner table,
  • graveyard shift,
  • territory,
  • dusk,
  • dinnertime,
  • evening,
  • drivetime,
  • afterglow,
  • gloaming,
  • closing time,
  • curfew.
  •
  • highlight,
  • the point of no return,
  • peak,
  • the moment of truth.
  •
  • crag,
  • escarpment,
  • crown,
  • cairn,
  • Brae,
  • crest,
  • the brow,
  • cap.
  •basin (noun)
  • gulf,
  • watersheds,
  • depression,
  • washbowls,
  • washbasin,
  • pot,
  • hollow,
  • bowl,
  • sinkhole,
  • valley,
  • sink,
  • dip,
  • pool,
  • bay,
  • pan,
  • ewer,
  • lagoon,
  • washbasins,
  • hole,
  • tub,
  • sinkage,
  • concavity,
  • sag,
  • washbowl,
  • vessel.
  •divide (noun)
  • divide.
  •drainage basin (noun)
  • drainage area,
  • catchment area,
  • catchment basin.
  •water parting (noun)
  • water parting.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • steppingstone,
  • high noon,
  • cusp,
  • brink,
  • breaking point,
  • tipping point,
  • nadir,
  • crossroads,
  • zero hour.
  •
  • boiling point,
  • d-day,
  • coming of age,
  • apotheosis,
  • epiphany.
  •
  • crescendo,
  • height.
  •
  • crunch.
  •
  • high.

Paraphrases for Watershed:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    turning-point.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    catchment, landmark, hydrographical, river-basin, critical, basin-wide.
  • Proper noun, singular
    basins.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    catchment, crossroads, breakthrough, landmark, turning, turn, divide, shift.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    pivotal.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    waters.

Antonyms for Watershed:

• n.

  • basin
    solid, increase, rise.

Watershed Sentence Examples:

• After getting into camp I rode out south towards the watershed but found it further off than I anticipated from this camp.

• Our river - watershed projects will add new and fertile territories to the United States.