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

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

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