encounter
Come across unexpectedly
Encounter means to meet or come upon, often unexpectedly or in the course of doing something else.
You might encounter an old friend at the grocery store or encounter difficulties while renovating your house.
The noun encounter denotes such a meeting or experience: a chance encounter with a celebrity, a close encounter with a bear.
In gaming and fantasy contexts, an encounter is a specific confrontation or battle that players must face.
Direct hostile encounter
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- battleArmed military engagement
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
standoff · face-off · combat · altercation · scuffle · run-in · struggle · friction
Not anticipated beforehand
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- coincidentalOccurring together by luck
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
fortuitous · accidental · unforeseen · happenstance · stumble upon · bump into · run across · come across
A joining or relation
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- passionIntense emotional drive
- romanceLove and its excitement
- attractionPull toward something
bonding · closeness · tenderness · warmth · embrace · affection · spark · liaison
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
dialogue · consultation · networking · introduction · reception · assembly · forum · briefing
Organized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- journeyTravel from place to place
venture · perilous · thrilling · hazardous · exotic · uncharted · dangerous · discovery
Ability to see
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- divineOf or from gods
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- transcendentExceeding usual boundaries
epiphany · revelation · awakening · supernatural · angelic · miraculous · presence · sign
Wildlife observation journey
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- observationAttentive watching or remark
birdwatching · close call · habitat · species · predator · naturalist · photography · binoculars
Workplace superior
- battleArmed military engagement
- randomOccurring without pattern
- enemyHostile opposing party
- combatArmed hostile engagement
spawn · difficulty · dungeon · raid · monster · NPC · quest · level
Being from outer space
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- RoswellNew Mexico city, UFO-famous
Area 51 · spacecraft · otherworldly · visitation · sighting · probe · cosmic · interstellar
confrontation
Direct hostile encounter
showdown · standoff · face-off · combat · altercation · scuffle · run-in · struggle · friction · hostility
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- randomOccurring without pattern
- coincidentalOccurring together by luck
serendipitous · fortuitous · accidental · unforeseen · happenstance · stumble upon · bump into · run across · come across · crossing paths
connection
A joining or relation
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- passionIntense emotional drive
- romanceLove and its excitement
attraction · bonding · closeness · tenderness · warmth · embrace · affection · spark · liaison · affair
rendezvous
Scheduled meeting at agreed location
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
summit · dialogue · consultation · networking · introduction · reception · assembly · forum · briefing · negotiation
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- questSeeking journey for something
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
journey · venture · perilous · thrilling · hazardous · exotic · uncharted · dangerous · discovery · epic
vision
Ability to see
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- divineOf or from gods
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
transcendent · epiphany · revelation · awakening · supernatural · angelic · miraculous · presence · sign · omen
safari
Wildlife observation journey
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
observation · birdwatching · close call · habitat · species · predator · naturalist · photography · binoculars · conservation
boss
Workplace superior
combat · spawn · difficulty · dungeon · raid · monster · NPC · quest · level · loot
extraterrestrial
Being from outer space
- UFOUnidentified aerial craft
- first contactHumanity's alien introduction
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
Roswell · Area 51 · spacecraft · otherworldly · visitation · sighting · probe · cosmic · interstellar · unexplained
- encountersmeeting, run-in, running into, crossing paths, coming across
- First Contactgreeting, landing, communication, first words, meeting
- in-personface-to-face, in person, meetup, real life, offline
- skirmishesskirmish, clash, brush, scuffle, firefight
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- experiencesadventure, journey, moment, event, feeling
encounterappointment
Scheduled time for something
rendezvous · date · engagement · assignation
- close encountersBrief proximity with something
- chance encounterUnintended crossing of paths
- random encounterUnplanned interaction with another
- police encounter
- sexual encounter
- alien encountersContact with otherworldly visitors
encountered, encountering, encounters, unencountered, reencounter, reencountered