Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Hearing and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hearing" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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It gets referenced back to again in the last story arc of "The Lost Missions", when Yoda asks Anakin about his encounter with Qui-Gon Jinn on Mortis after he himself has been hearing Qui-Gon's voice.
Source: Bizarro Episode - The situation need not be an actual encounter with a person, it could for instance be hearing a story, including one involving their partner but not themselves.
Source: Retargeted Lust -
Love at First Sight: Sun Jing becomes smitten with Qiu Tong a mere few seconds into their first encounter after hearing her laugh.
Source: Webcomic / Their Story
Cite this Source
Hearing and Encounter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/hearing
Encounter & Hearing. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/hearing>.
Hearing or Encounter. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/hearing.
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