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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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Many come with the Fight Club-inspired caption "you met me at a very Chinese time in my life", or the hashtag #newlychinese.

From BBC

Díaz met Roberts’ squad in the 2024 National League Championship Series, where the Dodgers managed only two hits off him across 5.1 IP, scoring no runs.

From Los Angeles Times

But Obama said that while travelling around the US, he found himself meeting people who "still believe in decency, courtesy, kindness".

From BBC

England had their moments when chasing, but Scotland met each and every one head on.

From BBC

Running fast was just one piece of the jigsaw for Coventry-born Fearon, as he was trying to make ends meet, juggling between work and bobsleigh training.

From BBC

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