encounter
How many syllables in encounter?
There are 3 syllables in the word encounter.How to pronounce encounter:
Synonyms for encounter:
accost
assemble
bump into
catch
chance (upon)
come across
confront
cross
cross paths (with)
endure
experience
face
foregather
gather
go through
greet
happen (upon)
have
intersect
live through
meet
run across
run into
run upon
see
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Antonyms for encounter:
avoidance
circumvention
dodging
eluding
elusion
eschewal
eschewing
evading
evasion
keeping away
preventing
prevention
shunning
steering clear
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