Encounter
Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Venture and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Venture" instead a verb "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high encounter | high venture |
| similar | similar encounter | similar venture |
| brief | brief encounter | brief venture |
| short | short encounter | short venture |
| Other adjectives: original, single, entire, dangerous, new, early, major, possible, next, last, occasional, previous, lesbian. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Instead, you had to rely on an ever-so-slight chance that you'd encounter their dream home when you decided to venture out and visit other people's homes.
Source: Scrappy Mechanic / Pokémon - Teens venture into woods and encounter pot farmers and giant ticks mutated by herbal steroids. (Ticks)
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Wraiths who venture outside of the cities are liable to encounter the Damned, Reapers, Dark Walkers, and stranger creatures.
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