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

Verity’s loving husband, Jeremy (Josh Hartnett) is fully on board for this idea, and in fact accidentally bumped into Lowen on the street and site of a bloody accident that shakes her up as a dead man’s blood was splattered all over her. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The final season jumped around time to show all the ways the gang had bumped into Tracy. — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026

The incident began when Rodriguez was walking through a hallway with his girlfriend and accidentally bumped into another student, according to his family. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

The coach of a group dressed as bees hailed from Montana, while The Athletic bumped into Chase Hansen from Utah, a student at Oxford University who has been on a pilgrimage to try some of Europe’s unique sporting traditions. — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Video surveillance recovered from Penn Station following the March 14 clash showed that after Nassadir Tate accidentally bumped into 55-year-old Eweka Johnson at an E train platform, the older man flew into a rage. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Rios bumped into the second man before pulling out a gun and firing a shot in his direction, deputies said. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Instead of swinging all the way out, the door bumped into somebody. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

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