Thesaurus

meet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of MEET

1
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face <we never once met another car on that lonely country road>
Synonyms catch, chance (upon), encounter, happen (upon), stumble (upon)
Related Words accost, confront; face, greet, salute; collide (with), crash (into); crisscross, cross, pass; hit (upon), light (upon), tumble (to); reencounter, remeet
Phrases bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon
Near Antonyms avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, shake, shun
2
to come together into one body or place <we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week>
Antonyms break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
3
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance <met her future husband at a party>
Synonyms chance (upon), encounter, find, hit (upon), light (on or upon), meet, pitch (upon), stumble (on or onto), tumble (upon)
Related Words luck (out, on, onto, or into); confront, face; discover, strike, turn up
4
to do what is required by the terms of <a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans>
Synonyms answer, complete, comply (with), fill, keep, meet, redeem, satisfy
5
to enter into contest or conflict with <the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow>
Related Words emulate, rival; contend, fight, oppose
Near Antonyms elude, escape, evade; retreat
6
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) <I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it>
Synonyms match, meet, tie
7
to put up with (something painful or difficult) <trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job>
Related Words allow, permit, suffer, swallow; reconcile (to); acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
8
to give what is owed for <I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges>
Antonyms repudiate

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