encounter

/ɪnkˈaʊntɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. come together
   “I'll probably see you at the meeting”
2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
   “We find this idea in Plato”
3. be beset by
   “The project ran into numerous financial difficulties”
4. experience as a reaction
   “My proposal met with much opposition”
5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
   “Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

noun

1. a minor short-term fight
2. a casual or unexpected convergence
   “he still remembers their meeting in Paris”
3. a casual meeting with a person or thing
4. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

Synonyms for encounter

• meet
• run into
• run across
• come across
• see
• find
• happen
• chance
• bump
• receive
• play
• take on
• brush
• clash
• skirmish
• meeting
• coming upon
• confrontation
• showdown
• face-off

Words that rhyme with encounter

• counter
• discounter