met
Crossed paths with
Met is the past tense and past participle of meet.
Two people who have met have encountered each other: We met at a conference in 2019.
To have met a requirement or standard is to have satisfied it.
To have met with something is to have experienced it: The proposal met with resistance. (Capitalized Met refers to the Metropolitan Opera or Metropolitan Museum of Art.)
Fastened or emotionally connected
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
kinship · introduced · acquainted · networked · befriended · connected · warmed · relationship
Met without flinching
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- opposedAgainst something stated
- clashedCame into conflict
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
standoff · showdown · face-off · head-to-head · adversary · opponent · rivalry · tension
Having enough, wanting nothing
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- reachedArrived at successfully
attained · completed · passed · qualified · standards · criteria · expectations · threshold
Strove against others
- playedEngaged in recreation
- matchedPaired by similarity
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
race · defeated · victorious · rival · scoreboard · playoffs · bracket · medalist
Likelihood of occurrence
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
run-in · brush · crossing · happenstance · introduction · acquaintance · stranger · first-time
Formally gather together
- assembleJoin parts together
- congregateGather as a group
- gatherBring or come together
- uniteBring together as one
summit · conference · convention · forum · assembly · caucus · conclave · reunion
Predetermined course of events
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- fatedDetermined by destiny
- destinedFixed by fate
- providenceDivine protective care
preordained · soulmate · fateful · star-crossed · inevitable · fortune · karmic
bonded
Fastened or emotionally connected
- clickedSuddenly comprehended
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
affinity · kinship · introduced · acquainted · networked · befriended · connected · warmed · relationship · friendship
faced
Met without flinching
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- opposedAgainst something stated
- clashedCame into conflict
disputed · standoff · showdown · face-off · head-to-head · adversary · opponent · rivalry · tension · conflict
satisfied
Having enough, wanting nothing
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
reached · attained · completed · passed · qualified · standards · criteria · expectations · threshold · benchmark
competed
Strove against others
- playedEngaged in recreation
- matchedPaired by similarity
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
championship · race · defeated · victorious · rival · scoreboard · playoffs · bracket · medalist · qualified
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
rendezvous · run-in · brush · crossing · happenstance · introduction · acquaintance · stranger · first-time · intersection
convene
Formally gather together
- assembleJoin parts together
- congregateGather as a group
- gatherBring or come together
unite · summit · conference · convention · forum · assembly · caucus · conclave · reunion · session
destiny
Predetermined course of events
providence · preordained · soulmate · fateful · star-crossed · inevitable · fortune · karmic
metunmet
Not yet fulfilled
failed · missed · unfulfilled · unsatisfied · neglected
- parking meterCoin-operated street timer
- met upJoined for a meeting
- met withHad a scheduled encounter
- meter maidsMunicipal parking time monitors
- feed the meterPay for more parking
- 100 meter dashBrief straight-line footrace
meter, unmet, metrics, metrical, meted, mete, meting, tetrameter