chance acquaintance
Random social encounter
A chance acquaintance is someone you've met by accident rather than through deliberate introduction—a stranger on a train, someone at a party you'll never see again.
The relationship is shallow by nature: He was just a chance acquaintance from my travels.
The phrase often emphasizes how little you know someone.
- perfect strangerPerson completely unfamiliar to you
- passerbyOne who walks past
- strangerPerson not yet known
- meetCome into contact
- crossing pathsEncountering by chance
serendipity · ephemerality · introduce · small talk · first impression · temporary · intrigue · happenstance · nostalgia · casual · ships in the night · fleeting moment · surprise · spontaneity · socialize · one-time · mingle · encounter
chance acquaintanceclose friend
Intimate, trusted companion
best friend · intimate · confidant · bosom friend · soulmate
chance acquaintanceformal introduction
Structured first meeting
old friend · childhood friend · business partner · colleague · classmate
chance acquaintanceold friend
Long-established companion
lifelong friend · constant companion · significant other · life partner · childhood friend
chance, acquaintance, chances, chanced, chancing, chancy, acquaint, acquainted, acquainting