encounters

E e

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-t̬ɚ/
- /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-t̬ɚ/

Definition of encounters word

noun encounters Plural form of encounter. 1

Just one definition for encounters

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Encounters

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Encounters

encounters popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

encounters usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for encounters

noun encounters

confrontations — Plural form of confrontation.
rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
appointments — Plural form of appointment.
arguments — an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
actions — an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs.

verb encounters

bears — Plural form of bear.
attacks — Plural form of attack.
affronts — Plural form of affront.

All 18 Synonyms of encounters

Antonyms for encounters

noun encounters

accords — Plural form of accord.
agreements — Plural form of agreement.
calms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calm.

verb encounters

cancels — Plural form of cancel.
dodges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dodge.
disconnects — Plural form of disconnect.
misses — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.

All 7 Antonyms of encounters

Top questions with encounters

what does encounters mean?
where was close encounters of the third kind filmed?
where was grave encounters filmed?

See also

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?