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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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