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present tense form of encounter (3rd person singular).
plural of encounter.

encounters

NOUN

chance meeting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confrontation interview rendezvous

STRONG

appointment brush concurrence

Antonyms

WEAK

avoidance evasion retreat surrender yielding

NOUN

fight, argument

Synonyms

STRONGEST

action battle bout clash combat conflict contest dispute quarrel run-in skirmish violence

STRONG

brush collision contention engagement flap fray hassle rumpus scrap set-to

WEAK

velitation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accord agreement calm harmony peace truce

WEAK

avoidance evasion retreat surrender yielding

VERB

happen upon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up

STRONG

close descry espy front sustain undergo

WEAK

alight upon chance upon cross the path fall in with hit upon meet up with rub eyeballs run across run smack into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge lose miss pass by refuse

WEAK

evade let go retreat run away surrender yield

VERB

fight, attack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collide confront engage face meet

STRONG

affront battle combat conflict contend grapple strive struggle

WEAK

clash with cross swords do battle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel disconnect

STRONG

agree retreat surrender

WEAK

avoid evade let go run away yield

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encounters

In Netflix’s new “Little House on the Prairie” adaptation, the first person that the Ingalls family encounters on their journey to Independence, Kansas, is a Black man.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

It shares stories of encounters and pressures state authorities to take action.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

Nor can encounters between Neanderthals and Sapiens be reduced to past loves or wars merely transposed from our modern imagination.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

The incident is the latest in a series of close encounters involving drones and commercial aircraft.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

These encounters leave me both exhausted and recharged, desperate and fulfilled.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen