Encounter and Evade

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Encounter

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Usage example: quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe
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Synonyms for Encounter
Antonyms for Encounter
Evade is an antonym for encounter in topics: fight, happen upon.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Evade

Evade verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.
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Synonyms for Evade
Antonyms for Evade
Encounter is an antonym for evade in topics: avoid, get away from.
Nearby Words: evasion, evading, evader
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Common collocations

girl encounter girl evade girl
people encounter people evade people
group encounter group evade group
army encounter army evade army
Other words: time, monster, boss, enemy, humans, times, forces, enemies, zombies, problems, soldiers, heroes.
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