critical point vs crossroads

critical point and crossroads both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
critical point	Yes	No	No	No
crossroads	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, critical point and crossroads are synonyms defined as:

critical point and crossroads: a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Other synonyms of critical point include juncture.

critical point (noun)	crossroads (noun)
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made	a point where a choice must be made
	a community of people smaller than a village
	a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made