encounter

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈkau̇n-tər, en-\
- /ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈkau̇n-tər, en-\

Definitions of encounter word

noun encounter Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile). 1
transitive verb encounter find 1
noun encounter unexpected meeting 1
noun encounter meeting 1
noun encounter combative meeting 1
transitive verb encounter meet unexpectedly 1

See all 24 definitions of encounter

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Parts of speech for Encounter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Encounter

encounter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for encounter

noun encounter

meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
happenstance — a chance happening or event.
confrontation — A confrontation is a dispute, fight, or battle between two groups of people.
interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

verb encounter

meet — greatest lower bound
come across — If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance.
bump into — If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly.
run into — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
come upon — If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance.

All 60 Synonyms of encounter

Antonyms for encounter

noun encounter

avoidance — Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them.
retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.

verb encounter

avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
cancel — If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
disconnect — SCSI reconnect
agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.

All 22 Antonyms of encounter

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