Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Mugging and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mugging" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Both words in one sentence
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Mugging the Monster: Gandalf relates an encounter with some "unsavory" types who mistook him for a vagabond.Thorin: I imagine they regretted that.
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Mugging the Monster: The audience's first encounter with Hyde comes when a teenage punk is threatening Jackman, only for him to change in the middle of it.
Source: Series / Jekyll - Mugging the Monster: In keeping with the roleplaying theme, the PCs must fight off a random bandit encounter:Dang: WAIT A SECOND!
Source: Webcomic / Another Gaming Comic
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Mugging and Encounter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/mugging
Encounter & Mugging. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/mugging>.
Mugging or Encounter. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/mugging.
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