Antonyms for watershed
ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər-wa·ter·shed

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1. watershednoun

   A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.

   Synonyms:
   catchment basin, catchment, river basin, catchment area, drainage area, water basin

2. watershednoun

   A critical point marking a change in course or development.

   Synonyms:
   turning point

3. watershednoun

   Synonyms:
   divide, water parting, water divide, drainage divide

4. watershednoun

   Synonyms:
   safe harbor

Matched Categories

1. • Geographical Area
   • Juncture
   • Line

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.2 / 6 votes

1. watershed, water parting, dividenoun

   a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

   Synonyms:
   river basin, drainage area, landmark, catchment area, drainage basin, catchment basin, divide, turning point, basin, water parting

2. river basin, basin, watershed, drainage basin, catchment area, catchment basin, drainage areanoun

   the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

   "flood control in the Missouri basin"

   Synonyms:
   washstand, divide, river basin, washbowl, washbasin, landmark, lavatory, drainage area, drainage basin, catchment basin, catchment area, turning point, basin, water parting, basinful

3. landmark, turning point, watershednoun

   an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

   "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

   Synonyms:
   street corner, corner, river basin, drainage area, landmark, catchment area, drainage basin, catchment basin, divide, turning point, basin, water parting

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1. watershednoun

   Synonyms:
   divide

How to use watershed in a sentence?

1. Brian Price:

   Asset flows into ESG mutual funds and ETFs had been steady for much of the past five years before skyrocketing in 2019, there was no watershed moment that caused this surge, but it did put the industry on notice. ESG investing had evolved into anything but a fad and appeared, in fact, to have become a permanent fixture in the investment management landscape.

2. John Furjanic:

   I think this is a watershed moment because he is a man and he is conservative, he would be a hypocrite to give himself family time off and not grant it to the rest of the USA.

3. Matthew Belloni:

   This year's Oscar best picture race is as wide open as I have ever seen it, if 'Roma' wins best picture, it will be a watershed moment for Netflix. It will announce the day they have arrived.

4. Doug Heye:

   I think 12 is significant, i don't think it's a watershed moment.

5. Kevin Kalinich:

   Sony has become a watershed event.

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