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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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The two teams could meet again next week during the Boras Classic in Orange County.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

To meet this demand, "it might take 80 new mines and 250 billion dollars in investments by 2030," the organisation estimates.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Declaration of Independence set out to meet “a candid world,” but America’s fight for true liberty was only beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They meet on the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Arslanbek Makhmudov and the event is being shown live on Netflix.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

And since other Haarlemers were just as regular in their habits, we knew exactly whom we would meet.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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