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

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Clark actually received an eighth after accidentally bumping into an official, but the league later rescinded it.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

The teen can be seen bumping into a parked car, then losing control and falling off the bike at least several feet in front of the SUV. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026