Encounter — synonyms, definition

1. encounter (Noun)

action admission affair aggression altercation appointment assault attack battle blow brush charge clash clatter collision combat coming upon concurrence conflict confrontation • • •

encounter (Noun) — A minor short-term fight.

encounter (Noun) — A casual or unexpected convergence. ex. "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

encounter (Noun) — A casual meeting with a person or thing.

encounter (Noun) — A hostile disagreement face-to-face.

combat connection connexion convergence disagreement fight fighting joining scrap alignment conjunction contretemps

2. encounter (Verb)

accost address appeal to apperceive approach arrive at attain battle brave bump catch chance clash close close in upon collide combat come across come on come together • • •

encounter (Verb) — Accidentally be in the same place and interact with (someone). ex. "How nice to encounter you again!"

encounter (Verb) — Come upon, as if by accident; meet with. ex. "We encounter this idea in Plato"

encounter (Verb) — Be beset by. ex. "The project encountered numerous financial difficulties"

encounter (Verb) — Experience as a reaction.

encounter (Verb) — Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. ex. "Princeton encounters Yale this weekend"

be experience have undergo confront cross face intersect replay