Encounter
Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Refuse
Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.
How words are described
| intimate | intimate encounter | intimate refuse |
| real | real encounter | real refuse |
| little | little encounter | little refuse |
| bad | bad encounter | bad refuse |
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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We later find out that she did refuse him, stopping the encounter before it went beyond kissing.
Source: Series / Reign - The characters repeatedly encounter people who have very useful information that is critical to their survival but refuse to share this information even when it would be a really, really good idea.
Source: Be as Unhelpful as Possible - When they encounter Emilia (Jack's British partner) they capture her, and refuse to believe Jack's claims of her being on his side.
Source: Still Fighting The Civil War
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Refuse and Encounter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/refuse
Encounter & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/refuse>.
Refuse or Encounter. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/refuse.
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