"encounter" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

subtypes: contretemps - an awkward clash

same as: brush, clash, skirmish
is a type of: convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together

subtypes: alignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac

same as: meeting
is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

same as: coming upon
is a type of: disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

same as: confrontation, face-off, showdown

Verb

subtypes: cross, intersect - meet at a point

same as: come across, meet, run across, run into, see

verb group: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
same as: bump, chance, find, happen
is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

same as: run into
is a type of: experience, have - undergo

same as: meet, receive
entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
subtypes:
- confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- replay - repeat a game against the same opponent
same as: meet, play, take on
verb group:
- play - participate in games or sport
- play - employ in a game or in a specific position
- play - use or move
- play - shoot or hit in a particular manner