re-encounter
Cross paths anew
Re-encounter is to encounter again—to meet, experience, or come across something or someone a second time or after a period of absence.
The word emphasizes the return to a previous experience: Years later, she re-encountered the novel that had shaped her adolescence.
It applies to people, ideas, places, or problems: We re-encounter the same challenges in every economic downturn.
Restoring a broken link
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
meetup · assembly · rekindling · rapprochement · convergence · rediscovery · reacquaintance · embrace
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- retrospectionContemplating past events
wistfulness · longing · sentimentality · yesteryear · bygone · bittersweet · remembrance · reflection
Knowledge through experience
- realizationGrasping what's true
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- dawningFirst light emerging
placement · remembering · awareness · recall · acknowledgment · face-to-face · clicking · spark
Not anticipated beforehand
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- happenstanceUnplanned circumstance
astonishment · shock · startle · disbelief · amazement · unforeseen · fate · synchronicity
reconnection
Restoring a broken link
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
gathering · meetup · assembly · rekindling · rapprochement · convergence · rediscovery · reacquaintance · embrace · greeting
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- memoriesStored past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- recollectionRecalled mental image
retrospection · wistfulness · longing · sentimentality · yesteryear · bygone · bittersweet · remembrance · reflection · past
familiarity
Knowledge through experience
- realizationGrasping what's true
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- recollectionRecalled mental image
dawning · placement · remembering · awareness · recall · acknowledgment · face-to-face · clicking · spark
unexpected
Not anticipated beforehand
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- coincidenceUnplanned matching of events
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
happenstance · astonishment · shock · startle · disbelief · amazement · unforeseen · fate · synchronicity · twist
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