Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Intervention and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intervention" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Intervention
Intervention noun - The act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others.
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Synonyms for Intervention
Encounter and intervention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead a noun "Intervention".
How words are described
| special | special encounter | special intervention |
| direct | direct encounter | direct intervention |
| simple | simple encounter | simple intervention |
| actual | actual encounter | actual intervention |
| Other adjectives: real, violent, unfortunate, little, personal, early, major, possible, unexpected, accidental, subsequent, last, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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After an intervention by Iron Lad, Wanda and the Young Avengers were transported into the past, and a chance encounter with the Dread Jack of Hearts reawakened her memory.
Source: Comic Book / Scarlet Witch - While some universes are healthy and some require intervention, an Executioner might encounter an universe damaged and corrupted beyond salvaging.
Source: Apocalypse How / Class X-4 - It was only due to Ash's intervention that she survived that encounter.
Source: Fan Fic / Symbiosis
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