COINCIDENCE

n. 1 co-occurrence, simultaneity, correspondence, concurrence, consistency, contemporaneity, synchronism, synchrony, coextension, coevality, coinstantaneity The coincidence of twelve by the clock with noon by the sundial is exact only four times in the year 2 congruence, matching, jibing, agreement, concord, accord, harmony, accordance, conformity, congruity, consonance, concomitance Fortunately there was a coincidence of views on the main issues 3 chance occurrence, fluke, chance, accident, luck, fortuity, fortuitousness, US and Canadian happenstance By sheer coincidence, I met my next-door neighbour on the train from Glasgow