Synonyms of encounter

1. brush, clash, encounter, skirmish, fight, fighting, combat, scrap: usage: a minor short-term fight
2. meeting, encounter, convergence: usage: a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
3. encounter, coming upon, joining, connection, connexion: usage: a casual meeting with a person or thing
4. confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off, disagreement: usage: a hostile disagreement face-to-face

1. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see: usage: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
2. find, happen, chance, bump, encounter: usage: come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
3. run into, encounter, be: usage: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
4. meet, encounter, receive, have, experience: usage: experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
5. meet, encounter, play, take on: usage: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"