Experience
Experience verb - To come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it.
Usage example: eventually we all have to experience the loss of a loved one
Encounter is a synonym for experience in undergo topic. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead the word "Experience" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like event, incident, happening, meet.
Encounter
Encounter verb - Experience as a reaction.
Experience is a synonym for encounter in happen upon topic. You can use "Experience" instead a verb "Encounter", if it concerns topics such as meet, undergo.
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| intimate | intimate experience | intimate encounter |
| similar | similar experience | similar encounter |
| normal | normal experience | normal encounter |
| direct | direct experience | direct encounter |
| Other adjectives: disturbing, unpleasant, actual, entire, real, little, bad, traumatic, interesting, sexual, personal, new, near, possible, past, strange, previous, prior, terrifying. | ||
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