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meet

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

  • in this case, splitting the winnings of the contested lottery ticket seems like a meet solution
Synonyms of meet

applicable, appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, good, happy, pretty, proper, right, suitable
Words Related to meet

condign, deserved, just, justified

needed, required, requisite

able, capable, competent, cut out, qualified, trained

pitch-perfect

acceptable, adequate, decent, kosher, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable

correct, decorous, respectable, seemly

balanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious

rightful
Phrases Synonymous with meet

in order
Near Antonyms of meet

incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained

inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory

graceless, incorrect, indecorous

incompatible, uncongenial
Antonyms of meet

improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos, misbecoming, unapt, unbecoming, unbeseeming, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

Synonym Discussion of meet

fit, suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.
    • fit for battle
suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.
    • clothes suitable for camping
meet suggests a just proportioning.
    • meet payment
proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.
    • proper acknowledgement
appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.
    • an appropriate gift
fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.
    • a fitting end
apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.
    • apt quotations
happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.
    • a happy choice of words
felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.
    • a felicitous phrase

meet

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize

  • a swim meet
Synonyms of meet

bout, competition, contest, event, game, match, matchup, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney
Words Related to meet

athletics, sport

battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle

championship, national(s)

final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal

derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing

biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon

marathon, race, ultramarathon

heat, round, run, set

rally, volley

round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death

dead heat, photo finish, seesaw

classic

meet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

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

  • we never once met another car on that lonely country road
Synonyms of meet

catch, chance (upon), encounter, happen (upon), stumble (upon)
Words Related to meet

accost, confront

face, greet, salute

collide (with), crash (into)

crisscross, cross, pass

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

reencounter, remeet
Phrases Synonymous with meet

bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon
Near Antonyms of meet

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

2 to come together into one body or place

  • we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week
Synonyms of meet

assemble, cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, rendezvous
Words Related to meet

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite

reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet
Phrases Synonymous with meet

get together
Near Antonyms of meet

depart, leave, take off

disjoin, dissociate, disunite
Antonyms of meet

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

3 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

  • met her future husband at a party
Synonyms of meet

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

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

confront, face

discover, strike, turn up
Phrases Synonymous with meet

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

4 to do what is required by the terms of

  • a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans
Synonyms of meet

answer, complete, comply (with), fill, fulfill (or fulfil), keep, redeem, satisfy
Words Related to meet

conclude, consummate, finalize, finish, perfect

accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, carry out, effect

commit, compass, discharge, execute, follow through (with), make, perform
Phrases Synonymous with meet

abide by, make good (or make good on)
Near Antonyms of meet

default (on)

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight
Antonyms of meet

breach, break, transgress, violate

5 to enter into contest or conflict with

  • the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow
Synonyms of meet

battle, encounter, engage, face, take on
Words Related to meet

emulate, rival

contend, fight, oppose
Near Antonyms of meet

elude, escape, evade

retreat

6 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

  • I'll meet your bet, nay, Iʼll even raise it
Synonyms of meet

equal, match, tie
Words Related to meet

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

amount (to), approach, touch

approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)

7 to put up with (something painful or difficult)

  • trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job
Synonyms of meet

abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]
Words Related to meet

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with meet

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of meet

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

8 to give what is owed for

  • I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges
Synonyms of meet

ante (up), balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, pay up, pony up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand
Antonyms of meet

repudiate

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