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Encountering Definition

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verb

Present participle of encounter.

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Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • confronting
  • facing
  • meeting
  • seeing
  • engaging
  • addressing
  • affronting
  • assailing
  • brushing
  • closing
  • attacking
  • espying
  • battling
  • opposing
  • rendezvousing
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • surrendering
  • yielding
  • avoiding
  • retreating
  • evading
noun
An act by which something is encountered.
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