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as in to face
to enter into contest or conflict with the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow

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as in to pay
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 & Similar Words

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meet

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noun

meet

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adjective

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective meet differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of meet are appropriate, apt, felicitous, fitting, fit, happy, proper, and suitable. While all these words mean "right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance," meet suggests a just proportioning.

meet payment

When can appropriate be used instead of meet?

Although the words appropriate and meet have much in common, appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.

an appropriate gift

Where would apt be a reasonable alternative to meet?

The synonyms apt and meet are sometimes interchangeable, but apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.

apt quotations

When might felicitous be a better fit than meet?

The meanings of felicitous and meet largely overlap; however, felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.

a felicitous phrase

When would fit be a good substitute for meet?

While in some cases nearly identical to meet, fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.

fit for battle

When could fitting be used to replace meet?

In some situations, the words fitting and meet are roughly equivalent. However, fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.

a fitting end

When is happy a more appropriate choice than meet?

While the synonyms happy and meet are close in meaning, happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.

a happy choice of words

In what contexts can proper take the place of meet?

The words proper and meet can be used in similar contexts, but proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

proper acknowledgement

When is it sensible to use suitable instead of meet?

The words suitable and meet are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.

clothes suitable for camping

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of meet
Verb
For the formal event, Scary Spice has had to meet with several archbishops in preparation. Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 May 2025 The encounter marks the first time in 25 years that the presidents of the two countries met. Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2025
Noun
Mizzou ended the meet on beam, and the Gators went to the bars. Henry Chappell, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Ellie McCuskey-Hay, St. Ignatius track and field: McCuskey-Hay was named the CCS Top 8 Invite Girls Athlete of the Meet on Saturday on April 19 after a meet at Los Gatos High School. Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Certainly, there aren’t many straight love stories where a meet-cute is followed by one of the parties going off to shag someone else. Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 Six years after a meet-cute straight out of a romantic comedy, country singer Tyler Barham and his longtime love Morgan Hauerwas have tied the knot! Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for meet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meet
Verb
  • Related Stories 3 Killed, 5 Injured in Mass Stabbing at German Festival At Least 28 Injured in Possible Attack in Munich Ahead of World Leaders Meeting Germany has encountered a rise in knife crime in recent years.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 24 May 2025
  • Police did not encounter Ernest Holmes, but an officer patrolling the neighborhood reported encountering a gray Jeep Renegade driving slowly by Shina Holmes' residence, then turning around and leaving.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Domínguez, playing left field, and Bellinger converged on it.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • Her new subjects converge on the winter wonderland boasting all manner of dysfunction.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • JoJo Romero regaining his form Speaking of pitchers who have turned it around, Romero has found his groove again.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 26 May 2025
  • More information can be found online at pnw.edu/leadership-institute or by reaching out to the Leadership Institute at leadershipinstitute@pnw.edu.
    Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.
    Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • Major cities like New York were already facing frightening death tolls that climbed higher each day—but that’s not what Eddington is about.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 17 May 2025
  • Family offices today face a more complex market than ever.
    DJ Van Keuren, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Without similar support, Spanish films often face an uphill battle even when the quality matches or exceeds that of international peers.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 14 May 2025
  • Our customers no longer need to stress about layering or matching a bra, underwear, shapewear, and an outfit for every occasion.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Hospitals and physician organizations need to stop tolerating second-class treatment.
    Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Use the hottest water setting the fabric can tolerate.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • That hasn’t stopped companies from throwing millions of dollars in bonuses and pay packages at star researchers, according to seven sources familiar with the matter.
    Anna Tong, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • Next year Disney could be facing a marketplace that is even less receptive to pay a premium for ESPN as a sportsbook brand due to higher interest rates making a return on capital more difficult and the uncertainty tariffs create with consumer demand.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 21 May 2025

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