Nouns (12)
?
encounter, coming upon
n. a casual meeting with a person or thing
meeting, encounter
n. a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
brush, clash, encounter, skirmish
n. a minor short-term fight
confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off
n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face
Verbs (20)
?
run into, encounter
v. be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
meet, encounter, receive
v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
meet, encounter, play, take on
v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
find, happen, chance, bump, encounter
v. come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
Adverbs (0)
?
There are no items for this category
Adjectives (0)
?
There are no items for this category
Fuzzynyms (74)
?
fight
n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
conflict, struggle, battle
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
battle, conflict, fight, engagement
n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
engagement, participation, involvement, involution
n. the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
affray, altercation, fracas
n. noisy quarrel
rumble
n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage
war, state of war
n. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"
hostility, enmity, antagonism
n. a state of deep-seated ill-will
contest
n. a struggle between rivals
betrothal, troth, engagement
n. a mutual promise to marry
conflict, struggle, battle
n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"
meeting, coming together
n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
v. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
meet, encounter, play, take on
v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
undergo
v. pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
meet, encounter, receive
v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
equal, touch, rival, match
v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
contend, fight, struggle
v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
weather, endure, brave, brave out
v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
meet, encounter, play, take on
v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
meet, encounter, receive
v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
Synonyms (0)
?
There are no items for this category
Antonyms (0)
?
There are no items for this category
encounter
© Copyright Vantage Linguistics. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by iSEEK.