Synonyms of bumping into

bumping into

phrase

present participle of bump into

1

as in encountering

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

I bumped into Kenny the other day.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• encountering
• meeting
• running into
• happening (upon)
• running across
• stumbling (upon)
• running upon
• crossing paths (with)
• confronting
• catching
• chancing (upon)
• greeting
• crashing (into)
• colliding (with)
• lighting (upon)
• hitting (upon)
• tumbling (to)
• facing
• saluting
• crossing
• accosting
• passing
• crisscrossing
• reencountering
• remeeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shaking
• avoiding
• escaping
• evading
• dodging
• eluding
• ducking
• shunning

2

as in finding

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

• finding
• encountering
• lighting (on or upon)
• hitting (upon)
• happening (on or upon)
• running into
• coming across
• tumbling (upon)
• running against
• pitching (upon)
• running across
• stumbling (on or onto)
• meeting
• running upon
• chancing (upon)
• facing
• lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
• discovering
• confronting
• turning up
• striking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bumping into

Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Shot in New York City’s Plaza Hotel, the campaign video sees Kelce making his way through the property and bumping into fellow models, all while dressed in Tommy Hilfiger’s latest collection. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

It’s equipped with a camera to see and a microphone to hear, as well as tiny LiDAR sensors (like the ones spinning atop driverless cars) to keep it from bumping into things. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

The 360 degree navigation system will pick up debris in every corner without bumping into something every two minutes. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

Clark actually received an eighth after accidentally bumping into an official, but the league later rescinded it. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The motorcycle continued moving down the ramp, bumping into the guard rail and stopping on the exit ramp, law enforcement recorded. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Maybe two or three groups of hoaxers out there at once, bumping into each other in the dark and scaring the scales off one another. — Star-Telegram Staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026