Encounter and Scuffle

Encounter

Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.

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Scuffle and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scuffle" instead the word "Encounter" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

Scuffle noun - A physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups.

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Encounter and scuffle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encounter" instead the word "Scuffle" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: scuffled, scuffling

typical	typical encounter	typical scuffle
brief	brief encounter	brief scuffle
short	short encounter	short scuffle
violent	violent encounter	violent scuffle
Other adjectives: little, major, last, occasional, previous, climactic.

During the 90s, Cap had an encounter with a few of the X-Men in a scuffle which saw him getting frozen from the waist down by Iceman.

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