Synonyms of bumped into

bumped into

phrase

past tense of bump into

1

as in encountered

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

I bumped into Kenny the other day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountered
• met
• ran into
• happened (upon)
• ran across
• caught
• confronted
• stumbled (upon)
• greeted
• crossed paths (with)
• ran upon
• chanced (upon)
• crashed (into)
• collided (with)
• hit (upon)
• faced
• lit (upon)
• accosted
• tumbled (to)
• saluted
• crossed
• passed
• crisscrossed
• reencountered
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shook
• escaped
• ducked
• evaded
• eluded
• shunned
• dodged

2

as in found

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

• found
• encountered
• ran into
• hit (upon)
• happened (on or upon)
• came across
• ran across
• pitched (upon)
• tumbled (upon)
• met
• stumbled (on or onto)
• ran against
• lit (on or upon)
• ran upon
• chanced (upon)
• faced
• discovered
• confronted
• lucked (out, on, onto, or into)
• turned up
• struck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumped into

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

After attacking the pair, Lambert backed up and bumped into Counts, who had not been involved in the fight, the affidavit says. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 July 2026

A couple of weeks passed before Tabitha Mugweru bumped into Wanjiru and Purity on the road. — Kazeem Olawale Nasiru, NPR, 17 July 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti bumped into Robin Thicke while the couple were out soaking in the sun in New York City this week. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

When a bubble bumped into the cell, their membranes would fuse, releasing the supplies inside. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026