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

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

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