Synonyms of encountered

encountered

verb

past tense of encounter

1

as in met

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• met
• confronted
• caught
• greeted
• happened (upon)
• stumbled (upon)
• faced
• ran into
• ran across
• bumped into
• chanced (upon)
• accosted
• ran upon
• crossed paths (with)
• saluted
• passed
• crossed
• crashed (into)
• crisscrossed
• collided (with)
• hit (upon)
• lit (upon)
• tumbled (to)
• reencountered
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• escaped
• shook
• evaded
• ducked
• eluded
• shunned
• dodged

2

as in found

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• met
• faced
• hit (upon)
• happened (on or upon)
• came across
• discovered
• pitched (upon)
• stumbled (on or onto)
• confronted
• tumbled (upon)
• ran into
• ran across
• lit (on or upon)
• bumped into
• ran against
• chanced (upon)
• ran upon
• turned up
• lucked (out, on, onto, or into)
• struck

3

as in faced

to enter into contest or conflict with

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faced
• met
• engaged
• fought
• battled
• took on
• opposed
• contended
• rivaled
• emulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• escaped
• evaded
• eluded
• retreated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encountered

The government leases only 48,000 square feet and 29 parking spots in the 350,000-square-foot property, and the lease does not extend to the place where prosecutors say Morrow and Stanley encountered officers, the defense attorneys maintain. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Officers arrived and encountered the boy with his mother before he was taken to the Bimini Community Clinic for medical attention, authorities said. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

However, Ars also encountered the issue of SynthID limiting image checks to about 10 per day. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

The high school left-hander encountered all sorts of problems, never made the majors and had only a 22-30 record in the minors. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

As Shark Week puts the spotlight on ocean predators, researchers say blacktip sharks are spending more time farther north along the East Coast, expanding their summer range into areas where beachgoers historically encountered them less often. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Although European naturalists encountered and documented its use as an abortifacient across the Caribbean, this knowledge was not incorporated into European medical and botanical traditions. — Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2026

But each alternative scenario encountered insurmountable theoretical limitations. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 July 2026

There is, however, one negative experience to be encountered while driving on some Baltimore streets. — Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2026