Synonyms of bump into

bump into

phrase

1

as in encounter

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

I bumped into Kenny the other day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encounter
• meet
• run into
• run across
• happen (upon)
• chance (upon)
• confront
• run upon
• catch
• stumble (upon)
• cross paths (with)
• greet
• crash (into)
• face
• hit (upon)
• collide (with)
• light (upon)
• salute
• cross
• tumble (to)
• accost
• pass
• crisscross
• remeet
• reencounter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• escape
• shake
• duck
• evade
• dodge
• shun
• elude

2

as in find

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• encounter
• run into
• hit (upon)
• come across
• meet
• happen (on or upon)
• chance (upon)
• pitch (upon)
• run against
• light (on or upon)
• run across
• tumble (upon)
• run upon
• stumble (on or onto)
• luck (out, on, onto, or into)
• face
• discover
• confront
• turn up
• strike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bump into

The Aries Moon in your 11th House of Friends squares Mercury in your 2nd House of Resources, so group excitement could bump into budget reality. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2026

Seth Rollins bumped into the official and came back with a Dean Ambrose clothesline. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Two of the men told Garcia the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop. — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

On the way there, Stuart and Bert (Brian Posehn) bump into Stuart’s old flame Denise (Lauren Lapkus) — now a common thief — and her boyfriend Gary (Tommy Walker) who decide to help them. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 July 2026