encounter - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a casual meeting with a person or thing

Synonyms

• coming upon
• encounter

More generic

• connection
• connexion
• joining

Noun

a minor short-term fight

Synonyms

• brush
• clash
• encounter
• skirmish

More generic

• combat
• fight
• fighting
• scrap

More specific

• contretemps

Noun

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Synonyms

• confrontation
• encounter
• face-off
• showdown

More generic

• disagreement

Noun

a casual or unexpected convergence

Synonyms

• encounter
• meeting

More generic

• convergence

More specific

• alignment
• conjunction

Verb

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Synonyms

• encounter
• meet
• play
• take on

More specific

• confront
• face
• replay

Related

• compete
• contend
• vie

Related

• play

Verb

come together

Synonyms

• come across
• encounter
• meet
• run across
• run into
• see

More specific

• cross
• intersect

Related

• assemble
• foregather
• forgather
• gather
• meet

Verb

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

Synonyms

• bump
• chance
• encounter
• find
• happen

Verb

be beset by

Synonyms

• encounter
• run into

More generic

• be

Verb

experience as a reaction

Synonyms

• encounter
• meet
• receive

More generic

• experience
• have

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