Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Shake and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shake" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
How words are described
| special | special encounter | special shake |
| short | short encounter | short shake |
| real | real encounter | real shake |
| little | little encounter | little shake |
| Other adjectives: subsequent, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In the animated series, the encounter doesn't just "shake" Wolverine, it leaves him huddled on his knees, sobbing.
Source: Break the Badass -
When I encounter other vintage-car guys, I'll lower my window, and shake my Vega at them.
Source: Creator / Dave Barry - Taken to extremes in Orre, where the player characters encounter precisely two police officers, and both in Pyrite Town, where there are more low-end hooligans than you can shake a Pokeball at.
Source: Skeleton Government
Cite this Source
Shake and Encounter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/shake
Encounter & Shake. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/shake>.
Shake or Encounter. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounter/shake.
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