5
close(verb, meet, join, bear, grasp)
5
collide(verb, attack, light, oppose, see)
5
concussion(noun, force, hit, blow, strike)
5
cope with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
5
crash(noun, verb, force, hit, blow)
5
disagreement(noun, fight, conflict, argument, hostility)
5
face-off(noun, meet, conflict, argument, quarrel)
5
gather(verb, meet, touch, join, assemble)
5
go through
5
happen on(verb, expression, meet, light, oppose)
5
hit(noun, verb, force, meet, light)
5
interview(noun, argument, chance, exchange, meeting)
5
join(verb, meet, touch, unite, gather)
5
opposition(noun, event, fight, struggle, smash)
5
play(verb, meet, fight, challenge, face)
5
rendezvous(noun, talk, chance, contest, meeting)
5
run a risk(verb, expression, idiom, danger, take a risk)
5
run up against(expression, idiom, get, light, oppose)
5
spot(verb, break, meet, see, catch)
5
test(noun, verb, get, notice, recognize)
10 years ago|24k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). encounter thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "encounter thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, encounter thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "encounter thesaurus" 1 April 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/encounter/thesaurus/synonyms>