encounter
English Thesaurus
1. a casual meeting with a person or thing (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | connection, connexion, joining, |
| definition | : | the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) (noun.act) |
2. a minor short-term fight (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | contretemps, |
| definition | : | an awkward clash (noun.act) |
3. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | disagreement, |
| definition | : | the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing (noun.communication) |
4. a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | convergence, |
| definition | : | the occurrence of two or more things coming together (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | alignment, conjunction, |
| definition | : | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac (noun.event) |
5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (verb.competition)
| hyponym | : | confront, face, |
| definition | : | oppose, as in hostility or a competition (verb.competition) |
| hyponym | : | replay, |
| definition | : | repeat a game against the same opponent (verb.competition) |
| entail | : | compete, contend, vie, |
| definition | : | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition) |
| verb group | : | play, |
| definition | : | participate in games or sport (verb.competition) |
| verb group | : | play, |
| definition | : | employ in a game or in a specific position (verb.competition) |
| verb group | : | play, |
| definition | : | use or move (verb.competition) |
| verb group | : | play, |
| definition | : | shoot or hit in a particular manner (verb.competition) |
6. come together (verb.motion)
7. be beset by (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | be, |
| definition | : | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) (verb.stative) |
8. experience as a reaction (verb.stative)
9. a casual meeting with a person or thing (noun.act)
10. a minor short-term fight (noun.act)
| derivation | : | encounter, meet, play, take on, |
| definition | : | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | skirmish, |
| definition | : | engage in a skirmish (verb.competition) |
11. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | confront, |
| definition | : | be face to face with (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | confrontational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert) |
12. a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event)
13. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | playing, |
| definition | : | the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | meet, sports meeting, |
| definition | : | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held (noun.event) |
14. come together (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | encounter, meeting, |
| definition | : | a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event) |
15. come upon, as if by accident; meet with (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | encounter, meeting, |
| definition | : | a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event) |
16. experience as a reaction (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | receptive, |
| definition | : | open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | open, receptive, |
| definition | : | ready or willing to receive favorably (adj.all) |
17. a casual meeting with a person or thing (noun.act)
18. a minor short-term fight (noun.act)
| derivation | : | encounter, meet, play, take on, |
| definition | : | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (verb.competition) |
| derivation | : | skirmish, |
| definition | : | engage in a skirmish (verb.competition) |
19. a hostile disagreement face-to-face (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | confront, |
| definition | : | be face to face with (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | confrontational, |
| definition | : | of or relating to confrontation (adj.pert) |
20. a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event)
21. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | playing, |
| definition | : | the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | meet, sports meeting, |
| definition | : | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held (noun.event) |
22. come together (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | encounter, meeting, |
| definition | : | a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event) |
23. come upon, as if by accident; meet with (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | encounter, meeting, |
| definition | : | a casual or unexpected convergence (noun.event) |
24. experience as a reaction (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | receptive, |
| definition | : | open to arguments, ideas, or change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | open, receptive, |
| definition | : | ready or willing to receive favorably (adj.all) |
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