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

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encounters

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All (4) Noun (2) Verb (2)

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chance meeting n.
fight, argument n.
happen upon v.
fight, attack v.

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

The “StarTalk” and “Cosmos: Possible Worlds” host plugs his latest book, “Take Me to Your Leader,” which explores humanity’s obsession with extraterrestrial life and offers etiquette for imagined close encounters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Several were shut down after Voyager completed its encounters with the outer planets, while others remained active to investigate increasingly distant regions of space.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

In the story’s climax, a frightened Ichabod encounters the terrible spirit on the way home from a party—or is it Brom, playing an elaborate prank?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Huerta said the two encounters with Chavez resulted in pregnancies that she chose to keep secret, arranging for the children to be raised by other families.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

I don’t know what I did to deserve two close encounters of the Neil kind in less than a week, but I wasn’t about to question my good fortune.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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