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meet

[meet] / mit /
ADJECTIVE
fitting
Synonyms
STRONG
accommodated appropriate conformed expedient fair fit good reconciled right
WEAK
applicable apt equitable felicitous happy just proper suitable timely
Antonyms
STRONG
inadequate inappropriate unfair unfit unfitting unjust unsuitable unsuited
WEAK
improper unseemly
NOUN
sporting event involving several participants
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tournament tourney
STRONG
competition conflict contest event match meeting
WEAK
athletic event
VERB
happen upon, encounter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contact face find greet see
STRONG
accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle
WEAK
brush against bump into chance on come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet meet face to face rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid evade let go lose shun
WEAK
cancel dodge miss
VERB
connect, join
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reach
STRONG
abut adhere adjoin border coincide connect converge cross intersect link touch unite
WEAK
link up
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect diverge divide separate unfasten
WEAK
disjoin
VERB
perform, carry out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
match satisfy
STRONG
answer approach comply discharge equal execute fit fulfill gratify handle rival suffice tie touch
WEAK
come up to cope with measure up
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard fail leave miss neglect
WEAK
cancel
VERB
come together, convene
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear gather join open show sit
STRONG
assemble collect congregate converge flock foregather muster rally rendezvous
WEAK
be introduced be present be presented enter in get to know get-together make acquaintance
Antonyms
STRONGEST
separate
STRONG
disperse scatter spread
WEAK
avoid

Example Sentences

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"It's just great fun to travel all around the country and meet the people - people are what make a football trip special."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Cheng will be in China for six days, visiting Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing where she hopes to meet Xi.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Kanye West has said he "would be grateful" to meet members of the Jewish community in the UK after controversy over his headline booking at this year's Wireless Festival.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

But not every energy target will meet that standard, and the military benefit doesn’t justify plunging 90 million people into darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Every time the postman came, I would run out to meet him and ask if there was a letter.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.