All encounter synonyms

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noun encounter

skirmish — Military. a fight between small bodies of troops, especially advanced or outlying detachments of opposing armies.

violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.

collision — A collision occurs when a moving object crashes into something.

contention — Someone's contention is the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.

flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.

fray — a raveled or worn part, as in cloth: frays at the toes of well-worn sneakers.

hassle — a disorderly dispute.

rumpus — a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.

scrap — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.

set-to — a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.

velitation — a minor dispute or contest.

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.

appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.

brush — A brush is an object which has a large number of bristles or hairs fixed to it. You use brushes for painting, for cleaning things, and for tidying your hair.

concurrence — Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something.

argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.

fight — a battle or combat.

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.

bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.

confront — If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.

detect — To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.

face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.

suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.

turn up — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.

close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.

descry — to discern or make out; catch sight of

front — the foremost part or surface of anything.

sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

undergo — to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.

fall in with — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.

hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.

meet up with — see socially

run across — 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.

attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.

collide — If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.

affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.

contend — If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.

grapple — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.

strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.

struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.

cross swords — to argue or fight

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