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encounter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of encounter

a brief clash between enemies or rivals

survived an encounter with the school bully at the local park

Synonyms of encounter

brush, hassle, run-in, scrape, skirmish

Words Related to encounter

argument, fight, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tiff

battle, brawl, fray, wrangle

encounter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of encounter

1 to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe

Synonyms of encounter

catch, chance (upon), happen (upon), meet, stumble (upon)

Words Related to encounter

accost, confront

face, greet, salute

collide (with), crash (into)

crisscross, cross, pass

hit (upon), light (upon), tumble (to)

reencounter, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with encounter

bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon

Near Antonyms of encounter

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, shake, shun

2 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house

Synonyms of encounter

chance (upon), find, happen (on or upon), hit (upon), light (on or upon), meet, pitch (upon), stumble (on or onto), tumble (upon)

Words Related to encounter

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

confront, face

discover, strike, turn up

Phrases Synonymous with encounter

bump into, come across, run across, run against, run into, run upon

3 to enter into contest or conflict with

the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert

Synonyms of encounter

battle, engage, face, meet, take on

Words Related to encounter

emulate, rival

contend, fight, oppose

Near Antonyms of encounter

elude, escape, evade

retreat

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